SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying GovSat-1/SES-16 lifts off at 4:25 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida to geostationary transfer orbit on Jan. 31, 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/www.kenkremer.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   1 Feb 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – The GovSat-1 telecommunications satellite streaked to orbit Jan. 31

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying GovSat-1/SES-16 lifts off at 4:25 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida to geostationary transfer orbit on Jan. 31, 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/www.kenkremer.com CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – This afternoon lucky spectators witnessed a truly gorgeous blastoff of the unique GovSat-1 civilian/military satellite on a

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying GovSat-1/SES-16 is poised for liftoff at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.  Launch targeted for Jan. 31, 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/www.kenkremer.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   31 Jan 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – It a beautiful day for a launch- just hours ahead of this afternoons scheduled blastoff of the

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying GovSat-1/SES-16 is poised for liftoff at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.  Launch targeted for Jan. 31, 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/www.kenkremer.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   30 Jan 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – Todays launch of GovSat-1 on a reused SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was scrubbed when the launch

The GovSat-1/SES-16 communications satellite spacecraft is a joint venture between the Government of Luxembourg and satellite operator SES. It is scheduled for launch on Jan 30, 2018 on board a SpaceX flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL.  Credit: Orbital ATK/SES Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   29 Jan 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE

Maiden SpaceX Falcon Heavy stands vertical at seaside pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center as Falcon 9 booster set to deliver SES-16/GovSat-1 stands vertical at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station after Jan. 26, 2018 static fire test.  Falcon Heavy blastoff is slated for Feb. 6 and Falcon 9 blastoff is slated for Jan. 30, 2018.  Credit:

2 soon to launch SpaceX rockets stand simultaneous erect at Florida’s Spaceport:  Falcon Heavy at pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at left and Falcon 9 booster carrying SES-16/GovSat-1 at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at right post Jan. 26, 2018 static fire test.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com  Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   26 Jan 2018 MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL

Debut SpaceX Falcon Heavy ignites 27 first stage engines during first ever static fire test generating 5 million pounds of thrust and an enormous exhaust plume on Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – as seen on Jan. 24  2018 from Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.  Debut liftoff slated for early February 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com

Long exposure streak shot of a ULA Atlas V rocket carrying the SBIRS GEO Flight 4 missile tracking surveillance satellite for the U.S. Air Force after lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex-41 at 7:48 p.m.  EST, Jan. 19, 2018.   Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com Ken Kremer  —   Space UpClose  —   20 Jan 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION,

The ULA Atlas V rocket launched the U.S. Air Force SBIRS GEO Flight 4 mission on Jan. 19, 2018 from Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and successfully delivered the infrared missile tracking satellite to orbit.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   20 Jan 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – An Atlas