Jay Clemens
SpaceX will return to flight in December with two scheduled satellite launches onboard the Falcon 9 vehicle, Space News reported Friday.
Peter de Selding writes SpaceX plans to send 11 Orbcomm messaging satellites to low Earth orbit in mid-December and later the SES-9 telecommunications satellite into a higher orbit.
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX will test reignition for the Falcon 9 rocket’s upgraded second-stage engine during the Orbcomm launch prior to the SES-9 mission in the same month, according to the report.
Space News reports the updated Falcon 9 rocket incorporates an increased engine thrust, longer nozzle and longer second stage overall.
