SpaceX says rocket worked fine as spy satellite reported lost

Space Daily Tuesday, 9 January 2018 ()
SpaceX says rocket worked fine as spy satellite reported lostMiami (AFP) Jan 09, 2018

A SpaceX rocket worked fine in its weekend launch of a secretive government satellite, named Zuma, the company said Tuesday after reports the payload did not make it into orbit. "For clarity: after review of all data to date, Falcon 9 did everything correctly on Sunday night," said Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of California-based SpaceX. "If we or others fin
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News video: SpaceX May Have Lost A Super Expensive And Classified US Spy Satellite

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 An expensive and highly classified US spy satellite launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX has not been spotted in orbit and is presumed to be lost. SpaceX launched the mission, codenamed Zuma, on Sunday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with its Falcon 9 rocket, aiming to deliver the satellite into orbit on...