Falcon 9 – Spaceflight Now

December 7, 2023

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[ December 6, 2023 ] SpaceX sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on 90th Falcon launch of 2023 Falcon 9
[ December 6, 2023 ] Three robotic missions target Moon landings over one week in January Falcon 9
[ December 3, 2023 ] SpaceX conducts static fire test ahead of fifth Falcon Heavy launch of 2023 Falcon Heavy
[ December 2, 2023 ] SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Starlink mission Falcon 9
[ December 1, 2023 ] Amazon buys three launches from SpaceX for rival internet constellation Falcon 9

SpaceX sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on 90th Falcon launch of 2023

December 6, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

A Falcon 9 carrying 23 Starlink satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:07 p.m. EST (0507 UTC). This launch marked the 280th Falcon 9 launch to date.

Three robotic missions target Moon landings over one week in January

December 6, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

In a blend of interesting circumstances and happenstance, two private companies and Japan’s space agency are all poised to land on the Moon in the back half of January 2024.

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Starlink mission

December 2, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX continued a busy weekend with the launch of another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station late Saturday night. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 occurred at 11:00 p.m. EST (0400 UTC).

Amazon buys three launches from SpaceX for rival internet constellation

December 1, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

Tech giant Amazon is adding a fifth rocket to launch its satellite internet constellation. In a surprise move on Friday afternoon, the company announced it purchased three flights aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets to send batched of its Project Kuiper satellites to low Earth orbit.

SpaceX launches ride share mission with South Korean spy satellite, first Irish satellite

December 1, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

Kicking off the month of December for SpaceX is a Falcon 9 ride share mission with a payload of 25 spacecraft on board. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base with 25 spacecraft occurred at 10:19 a.m. PST (1:19 p.m. EST, 1819 UTC).

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

November 27, 2023 Spaceflight Now

The next batch of Starlink satellites for SpaceX’s space-based internet service rode a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Monday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff occurred at 11:20 p.m. EST (0420 UTC).

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites

November 22, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX lofted its third batch of Starlink satellites in a little more than four days, with a Falcon 9 lifting off from Cape Canaveral at 2:47 a.m. EST (0747 UTC) Wednesday morning.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 22 Starlink satellites from California

November 20, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from the West Coast with another batch of 22 Starlink satellites at 2:30 a.m. PST Monday (5:30 a.m. EST / 1030 UTC).

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites

November 18, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A Falcon 9 rocket is to launch tonight with another batch of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink internet service. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 11:15 p.m. EDT (0415 UTC).

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 3rd pair of O3b mPOWER satellites from Cape Canaveral

November 12, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch of the SES O3b mPOWER satellites a day after the Transporter-9 rideshare mission from California. The Boeing-built O3b mPOWER 5&6 satellites launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the start of the 89-minute window that opened at 4:08 p.m. EST (2108 UTC).