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Month: February 2022

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches third Falcon 9 rocket mission in three days

February 3, 2022 Stephen Clark

Another 49 Starlink internet satellites lifted off Thursday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a Falcon 9 rocket, notching SpaceX’s third launch and landing this week, and the company’s sixth mission in 28 days.

Falcon 9

Live coverage: More Starlink satellites launch from Kennedy Space Center

February 3, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s third Falcon 9 rocket launch of the week carried 49 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit Thursday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, continuing the rapid build-out of the company’s commercial broadband network. Liftoff from launch pad 39A occurred at 1:13:20 p.m. EST (1813:20 GMT), and the first stage landed on SpaceX’s offshore drone ship.

Falcon 9

4K Video: SpaceX launches Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed satellite and lands booster

February 3, 2022 Spaceflight Now

Watch in 4K video as a SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster puts on a spectacular sky show during its climb into space and return to Earth as it launches Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed radar surveillance satellite.

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches classified NRO satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base

February 2, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX hauled a classified payload into orbit for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, accomplishing another successful launch and landing on the second of three Falcon 9 rocket missions planned this week.

Falcon 9

Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launches and lands in California

February 2, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX launched a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office at 12:27 p.m. PST (3:27 p.m. EST; 2027 GMT) Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. After sending the NRO payload toward polar orbit, the Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Vandenberg for landing.

Falcon 9

Photos: SpaceX launches Italian COSMO-SkyMed radar satellite

February 1, 2022 Stephen Clark

A spectacular launch from Cape Canaveral just after sunset Monday delivered to orbit Italy’s second satellite in a new generation of COSMO-SkyMed radar remote sensing spacecraft. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket put on a memorable sky show over Florida’s Space Coast during its climb into space and return to Earth.

Falcon 9

SpaceX set to launch top secret spy payload from California

February 1, 2022 Stephen Clark

A classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office is closed up in the nose cone of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for liftoff Wednesday from California’s Central Coast, debuting a brand new booster that will land back near the launch site for reuse on another national security mission later this year.

Falcon 9

Italian radar satellite rides SpaceX rocket into polar orbit

February 1, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX gave an Italian radar satellite a picture-perfect ride into orbit with a memorable Monday evening launch from Cape Canaveral on top of a Falcon 9 rocket. A clear sunset sky offered spectators dazzling views of the reusable booster’s fiery climb into space and pyrotechnic plunge back to Earth.

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  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    July 8, 2025
  • Republican-backed reconciliation bill passes, includes funding for ISS, Artemis programs, Space Shuttle relocation
    July 5, 2025
  • ULA begins stacking its 1st Vulcan rocket supporting a national security mission
    July 3, 2025
  • SpaceX launches its 500th Falcon 9 rocket
    July 1, 2025
  • EUMETSAT, ESA launches combo MTG-S1, Sentinel-4 satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
    July 1, 2025
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