Press Release

PACIFIC DATAPORT SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES HISTORIC SATELLITE MADE FOR ALASKA!

May 1, 2023

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Pacific Dataport has successfully launched their first purpose-built satellite named “Aurora 4A”. Aurora 4A was launched on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, from pad 39-A on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 4:26pm AK.

PACIFIC DATAPORT LAUNCH UPDATE: SUNDAY, 4/30 3:29pm AK MARKS ATTEMPT #4!

April 30, 2023

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Pacific Dataport is preparing for the launch of their first purpose-built satellite named “Aurora 4A”. Aurora 4A will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, from pad 39-A. The current launch window is scheduled for Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 3:29pm AK. The above photo is the actual SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket loaded and ready to go!

Past Press Releases

PACIFIC DATAPORT SET TO LAUNCH ALASKAN SATELLITE

April 13, 2023

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Pacific Dataport is preparing for the launch of their first purpose-built satellite named “Aurora 4A”. Aurora 4A will launch on the sixth SpaceX Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, from pad 39-A. The launch window is scheduled for 3:29pm AK on April 26, 2023. 

 

-This satellite launch has been five years in the making

-This is the first micro-GEO HTS satellite ever launched into space
-Aurora 4A will cover Alaska with affordable broadband

COUNTDOWN BEGINS: PACIFIC DATAPORT SET TO LAUNCH ALASKAN SATELLITE

April 10, 2023

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Pacific Dataport is preparing for the launch of their first purpose-built satellite named “Aurora 4A”. Aurora 4A will launch on the sixth SpaceX Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, from pad 39-A. The launch window is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 3:36pm AK.

PACIFIC DATAPORT WILL LAUNCH THE FIRST MICRO-GEO HTS SATELLITE IN THE WORLD

April 3, 2023

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Pacific Dataport is preparing for the launch of their first purpose-built satellite named “Aurora 4A” (aka Arcturus). Aurora 4A will launch on the sixth SpaceX Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, from pad 39-A. The launch window is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 3pm AK time.

PACIFIC DATAPORT PREPARES TO LAUNCH THEIR AURORA 4A BROADBAND SATELLITE

March 28, 2023

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Pacific Dataport is preparing for the launch of their first purpose-built satellite named the “Aurora 4A” (aka Arcturus). The Aurora 4A satellite will go up as secondary payload on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy, which launches from the largest pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, pad 39A. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 3pm AK time. 

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