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SpaceX launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast

March 1, 2026 Spaceflight Now

Liftoff of the Starlink 17-23 mission occurred at 2:10:39 a.m. PST (5:10:39 a.m. EST / 1010:39 UTC). The rocket, carrying 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, took southerly trajectory on departure from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink satellites

February 27, 2026 Spaceflight Now

Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 occurred at 7:16:10 a.m. EST (1216:10 UTC), but views of the launch were obscured by a thick blanket of fog.

Falcon 9 launches 25 Starlink satellites after weather delays

February 20, 2026 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites from California early Saturday, after days of delay. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 1:04:19 a.m. PST (4:04:19 a.m. EST / 0904:19 UTC).

Issue with Atlas 5 booster liquid oxygen vent valve causes second scrub of ViaSat-3 F2 launch

November 6, 2025 Spaceflight Now

United Launch Alliance scrubbed a second launch attempt for an Atlas 5 rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite. A new launch date hasn’t been announced.

SpaceX scrubs crucial 10th test flight of Starship

August 24, 2025 Spaceflight Now

Watch live as a Super Heavy booster and Starship launch on a crucial test flight for SpaceX’s fully reusable rocket, following three consecutive failures of the Starship upper stage in-flight and an explosion on the test stand. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CDT / 7:30 p.m. EDT / 2330 UTC.

SpaceX launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites on fifth scheduled attempt

August 10, 2025 Spaceflight Now

Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida happened Monday at 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 UTC), after four earlier attempts were scrubbed.

SpaceX launches West Coast Falcon 9 rocket on Starlink 13-4 mission

July 31, 2025 Spaceflight Now

Some classified satellites might have hitched a ride with 19 Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX from the company’s West Coast launch site on Thursday.

Next Starship explodes on test stand

June 19, 2025 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX’s next Starship vehicle, Ship 36, was destroyed in a catastrophic explosion shortly after 11 p.m. CT (0400 UTC) Wednesday as it was being readied for a static fire test at the company’s Massey facility, near Starbase, Texas.

New Falcon 9 booster makes its debut on Starlink delivery mission

May 20, 2025 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched a brand-new Falcon 9 booster Tuesday after an abort halted its first attempt 24 hours earlier. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral, with 23 Starlink satellites aboard, came at 11:19 p.m. EDT (03:19 UTC).

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center

December 22, 2024 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in the midnight hour on Monday to add another 21 satellites to its orbiting Starlink fleet. Liftoff of the Starlink 12-2 mission from pad 39A was at 12:35 a.m. EST (0535 UTC).