Bad weather can be a death sentence for a scheduled rocket launch, but SpaceX didn’t mind a bit of fog getting in the way on Wednesday as it launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The vehicle successfully delivered three Canadian radar satellites into orbit.
As Spaceflight Now reports, the satellites are part of a $900 million mission by the Canadian government to actively monitor forests and coastlines, among other things. The launch itself was quite a sight, with the rocket piercing the thick coastal fog and soaring into the sky.
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Watch a SpaceX rocket cut through fog to deliver trio of Canadian satellites into orbit originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 13 Jun 2019 at 13:16:37 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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