Photos: Falcon 9 on the launch pad

BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW

Posted: June 20, 2014


Six compact spacecraft are set for launch Friday on a Falcon 9 rocket, setting the stage for the deployment a modernized fleet of communications satellites for Orbcomm, a New Jersey-based company that links far-flung transport vessels, research stations and other assets with their owners.

Enclosed inside the nose cone of SpaceX's 22-story Falcon 9 launcher, the Orbcomm satellites are set for liftoff at 6:08 p.m. EDT (2208 GMT) Friday, beginning a 10-minute trip from the SpaceX's Complex 40 launch pad at Cape Canaveral to an orbit up to 466 miles above Earth at an inclination of 47 degrees.

See our Mission Status Center for the latest news on the mission.

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

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