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  • [ March 16, 2026 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning Falcon 9
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  • [ March 14, 2026 ] NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview Artemis
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Watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch the EchoStar 23 satellite

March 16, 2017 Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, carrying the EchoStar 23 commercial television broadcast satellite into orbit.

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  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning
    March 16, 2026
  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California
    March 16, 2026
  • NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview
    March 14, 2026
  • NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission
    March 13, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
    March 13, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral on cloudy Saturday morning
    March 13, 2026
  • NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk
    March 10, 2026
  • SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar
    March 9, 2026
  • NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket
    March 7, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB Sunday
    March 6, 2026
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