Cape Canaveral, United States - January 29, 2025 SpaceX has successfully launched the next-generation SpainSat NG-1 satellite into orbit, a key milestone for secure communications in Europe. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 8:34 p.

The Falcon 9 rocket carrying SpainSat Next Generation 1 (SpainSat NG-1), a communications satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Hisdesat communications, lifted off from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Florida at 8:34 p.m. EST (0134 GMT on Jan. 30).

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX successfully launched a Spanish communications satellite on Wednesday night. Taking off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent the SpainSat NG I mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit, stated the company.

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SpaceX was targeting launch of the SpainSat satellite during a two-hour launch window which opened at 8:34 p.m. ET. Liftoff was right on time without delay. The rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A and traveled on an eastern trajectory.