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  • [ January 30, 2026 ] SpaceX launches overnight Starlink flight as it unveils new ‘Stargaze’ space situational awareness system Falcon 9
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  • [ January 26, 2026 ] SpaceX launches GPS 3 satellite following switch from ULA Vulcan rocket Falcon 9
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket soars from West Coast

October 8, 2015 Justin Ray

A collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight carrying the NROL-55 cargo for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance

Launch of NROL-55, Vandenberg AFB, October8, 2015

Launch of NROL-55, Vandenberg AFB, October8, 2015

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Launch of NROL-55, Vandenberg AFB, October8, 2015

Launch of NROL-55, Vandenberg AFB, October8, 2015

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Live coverage: SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch to Thursday morning

February 28, 2021 Stephen Clark

SpaceX will not be making a Falcon 9 launch attempt Tuesday night. The next opportunities to launch the Falcon 9 with 60 Starlink satellites from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center will come at 3:24 a.m. EST (0824 GMT) or 5:42 a.m. EST (0942 GMT) Thursday. This change in launch time suggests SpaceX will target a different orbital plane within the Starlink constellation.

Mission Reports

Live coverage: Vega rocket launches with Italian hyperspectral imaging satellite

March 21, 2019 Stephen Clark

The first of up to four Vega rocket launches planned this year lifted off Thursday night from French Guiana carrying the Italian PRISMA hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellite.
The solid-fueled launcher blasted off from the Guiana Space Center at 0150:35 GMT (9:50:35 p.m. EDT).

Mission Reports

Live coverage: SpaceX launches first Falcon 9 mission of the year

January 11, 2019 Stephen Clark

SpaceX kicked off its 2019 launch campaign with a mission Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying 10 more upgraded communications satellites into orbit to complete a refresh of Iridium’s voice and data relay network. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket occurred at 7:31 a.m. PST (10:31 a.m. EST; 1531 GMT).

News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches overnight Starlink flight as it unveils new ‘Stargaze’ space situational awareness system
    January 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 11,000th Starlink satellite to date on Thursday
    January 29, 2026
  • SpaceX launches GPS 3 satellite following switch from ULA Vulcan rocket
    January 26, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites to polar, low Earth orbit
    January 25, 2026
  • Eastern Range ready for same day fueling of Space Launch System, Vulcan rockets
    January 23, 2026
  • SpaceX launches first West Coast Starlink mission of 2026
    January 21, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Sunday sunset Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral
    January 18, 2026
  • NRO, SpaceX launch reconnaissance satellites from Vandenberg
    January 16, 2026
  • Crew 11 safely splashes down after shortened mission
    January 15, 2026
  • NASA, SpaceX conduct ‘medical evacuation’ Crew-11 return to Earth
    January 14, 2026
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