SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 set for Orbcomm OG2 mission

SpaceX will conduct the second mission of its multi-launch contract with Orbcomm Friday, with a Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket orbiting six OG2 satellites for the company’s next-generation constellation. The launch is scheduled to occur from Cape Canaveral during a fifty-seven minute window opening at 18:08 local time (22:08 UTC). SpaceX’s first Orbcomm launch consisted of a single satellite deployed as a secondary payload to the CRS-1 Dragon mission to the ISS in October 2012. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Jun 20)