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August 4, 2026

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NRO, SpaceX launch reconnaissance satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

September 22, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The NROL-48 mission was the fifth mission this year supporting the National Reconnaissance Office’s expansive low Earth orbit statellite constellation it calls the proliferated architecture. Liftoff from pad 4E occurred at 10:38 a.m. PDT (1:38 p.m. EDT / 1738 UTC).

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).

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).

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).

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.

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).

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).

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).

SpaceX launches Indonesian communications satellite following three days of scrubs

September 10, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch faced long odds with poor weather in the forecast for a fourth day in a row, but SpaceX was able to launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 9:56 p.m. EDT (0156 UTC).

Launch preview: Space Development Agency, SpaceX to launch next-gen national security satellites

September 10, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The 21 satellites from York Space Systems are the first in the SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellite constellation. SpaceX launched from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:12 a.m. PDT (10:12 a.m. EDT / 1412 UTC).