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Month: September 2025

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Sunday sunrise Falcon 9 flight

September 20, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-27 mission was the 280th orbital launch for SpaceX from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:53 a.m. EDT (1053 UTC).

Mission Reports

Northrop Grumman cargo ship reaches space Station

September 18, 2025 William Harwood

The capture came after Northrop Grumman engineers adjusted the sensitivity of main engine fault detection software that prematurely triggered shut downs during two rendezvous thruster firings Tuesday.

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

September 17, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Falcon 9 rocket supporting the Starlink 10-61 mission will fly on a north-easterly trajectory upon departing Florida’s Space Coast. SpaceX launched from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 UTC).

Mission Reports

NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue

September 16, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The spacecraft was originally scheduled to dock with the International Space Station the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 17. An alternate plan is in the works.

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California following back-to-back weather scrubs

September 16, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 17-12 mission will send the two dozen broadband internet satellites into a polar, low Earth orbit. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base no earlier than Friday, Sept. 19, at 9:31 a.m. PDT (12:31 p.m. EDT / 1631 UTC).

Falcon 9

Northrop Grumman’s 1st Cygnus XL spacecraft launches on cargo run to the space station

September 15, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX launched the vehicle on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 6:11 p.m. EDT (2211 UTC). It’s scheduled to be berthed to the ISS by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

Falcon 9

Launch preview: SpaceX to launch new, improved Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL resupply ship to the space station

September 14, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The new Cygnus XL spacecraft will deliver more than 11,000 pounds (4,990 kg) of food, science supplies and cargo to the International Space Station. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 6:11 a.m. EDT (2211 UTC).

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

September 13, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX achieved liftoff from pad 4 East at 10:55 a.m. PDT (1:55 p.m. EDT / 1755 UTC).

News

Department of the Air Force, FAA clear SpaceX to launch up to 120 Falcon 9 rockets annually from Cape Canaveral

September 12, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The move not only allows SpaceX to increase its allowed launches at pad 40 from 50 to 120, but it also permits the Texas-based company to construct a new landing site adjacent to the launch pad.

Falcon 9

New U.S. military satellite constellation takes shape with first launch from Vandenberg SFB

September 12, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation is expected to deliver global coverage beginning in 2027. Launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 7:12 a.m. PDT (10:12 a.m. EDT / 1412 UTC).

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News Headlines

  • U.S. Space Force picks Blue Origin bid for expanding satellite processing at Cape Canaveral
    October 9, 2025
  • SpaceX delays launching Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites amid backdrop of poor weather
    October 9, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites with a Falcon 9 booster flying for a 29th time
    October 7, 2025
  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on 90th Starlink mission of 2025
    October 6, 2025
  • SpaceX to launch 4 Falcon Heavy rockets as part of newest U.S. national security missions award
    October 4, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 3rd consecutive Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB, uninterrupted by a Cape mission
    October 2, 2025
  • ViaSat-3 F2 satellite arrives in Florida ahead of late October launch
    October 1, 2025
  • Report argues NASA is illegally using President’s Budget Request to circumvent Congress’ budgeting process
    October 1, 2025
  • Axiom Space taps Portuguese physiologist as first ‘Project Astronaut’
    September 30, 2025
  • Ground testing anomaly destroys Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha booster intended for next flight
    September 30, 2025
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