The Starlink 15-5 was SpaceX’s 59th Falcon 9 launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandneberg Space Force Base happened at 6:43 a.m. PDT (9:43 a.m. EDT, 1343 UTC).
The Starlink 6-67 mission will fly on a south-easterly trajectory once it departs from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is targeting 12:38 p.m. EDT (1638 UTC) on May 14.
The Falcon 9 rocket flew in a south-easterly trajectory once its lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission launched at 6:15 p.m. PDT (9:15 p.m. EDT, 0115 UTC).
The Starlink 6-83 mission will also mark SpaceX’s 100th Falcon 9 launch from Launch Complex 39A. Liftoff is targeted for Tuesday, May 13, at 1:02 a.m. EDT (0502 UTC).
Rocket Lab is working towards the debut of its medium-lift reusable Neutron rocket in the second half of 2025. The company didn’t announce whether the rocket used on this mission would carry a payload onboard.
The Starlink 6-91 mission was the 38th mission featuring Starlink V2 Mini satellites in 2025. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened on Saturday, May 10 at 2:28 am EDT (0628 UTC).
The mission launched after a six-day delay. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-3 mission from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 5:19 p.m. PDT (8:19 p.m. EDT, 0019 UTC).
President Donald Trump sent the nomination of Matthew Anderson to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on May 6, but it was announced by the Space Force Association where Anderson serves as the Chief Growth Officer.
Vast CEO said the company’s next big announcement will be revealing the crew who will be the first to fly on their commercial space station. The timing of that reveal has not been made public.
The mission will be SpaceX’s 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeted at 9:17 p.m. EDT (0117 UTC).
The ability to launch 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites comes from a shift by SpaceX to an “optimized” version of the spacecraft introduced in 2024. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting 4:54 a.m. EDT (0854 UTC).