Launch on Wednesday June 12Falcon 9 • Radarsat Constellation Mission
Launch time: 1417-1430 GMT (10:17-10:30 a.m. EDT; 7:17-7:30 a.m. PDT)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Radarsat Constellation Mission for the Canadian Space Agency and MDA. Consisting of three radar Earth observation spacecraft launching on a single rocket, the Radarsat Constellation Mission is the next in a series of Canadian Radarsat satellites supporting all-weather maritime surveillance, disaster management and ecosystem monitoring for the Canadian government and international users. Delayed from November Feb. 18, March, May 16 and June 11