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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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  • NASA waves off February launch for Artemis II moon mission; now targeting early March
    February 3, 2026
  • SpaceX experiences Falcon 9 upper stage anomaly following Starlink deployment
    February 1, 2026
  • Countdown underway for critical moon rocket fueling test Monday
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  • Cold weather delays earliest Artemis 2 launch opportunity
    January 30, 2026
  • 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
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  • SpaceX launches GPS 3 satellite following switch from ULA Vulcan rocket
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  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites to polar, low Earth orbit
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  • Eastern Range ready for same day fueling of Space Launch System, Vulcan rockets
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  • SpaceX launches first West Coast Starlink mission of 2026
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