Drone’s view of Sunday’s SpaceX rocket landing

A Russian refueling and resupply freighter docked with the International Space Station on Saturday after a two-day pursuit with maneuvering propellants, food and provisions for the research lab’s crew.

The Starlink 11-19 mission was SpaceX’s 50th launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in 2025. Liftoff from pad Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 12:24 p.m. PDT (3:24 p.m. EDT / 1924 UTC).

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral on Monday after a 49-minute weather hold to wait for clouds to thin out overhead. The rocket finally lifted off into an overcast sky with a communications satellite built for Turkmenistan.