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SpaceX launches third NRO mission in eight days

April 19, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The quick pace of missions is notably quick for the intelligence gathering agency. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 5:29 a.m. PDT (8:29 a.m. EDT, 1229 UTC).

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket booster on record-setting 27th time on midnight Starlink flight

April 13, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 6-73 mission featured Falcon 9 booster, tail number 1067, which launched for a record-setting 27th time. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened on Monday, April 14, at 12 a.m. EDT (0400 UTC).

SpaceX launches Starshield satellites for the NRO on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg

April 12, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The NROL-192 mission will the 10th to date supporting the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) proliferated architecture satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base was at 5:25 a.m. PDT (8:25 a.m. EDT, 1225 UTC) on Saturday April 12, 2025.

SpaceX launches 400th flight-proven Falcon booster with Saturday Starlink mission

April 10, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 12-17 mission carried 13 Starlink V2 Mini satellites that feature Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center happened Saturday, April 12, at 8:53 p.m. EDT (1253 UTC).

SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

April 6, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East occurred at 4:06 p.m. PDT (7:06 p.m. EDT, 2306 UTC) on Monday, April 7.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Saturday night Falcon 9 flight

April 5, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 6-72 mission was the 26th launch of Starlink satellites in 2025. Liftoff of from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 11:07 p.m. EDT (0307 UTC).

SpaceX launches Thursday night for Falcon 9 launch with 27 Starlink satellites

April 1, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This will be the 12th launch of the year from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened on Thursday, April 3, at 6:02 p.m. PDT (9:02 p.m. EDT, 0102 UTC).

Fram2 astronauts begin historic polar orbit spaceflight following a launch from the Kennedy Space Center

March 31, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch will be the first human spaceflight mission to a polar orbit. Liftoff is set for Monday, March 31, at 9:46 p.m. EDT (0146 UTC).

Meet the Fram2 crew: A cryptocurrency entrepreneur, a cinematographer, a robotics engineer and an Arctic explorer

March 31, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The roughly 3.5 to 5-day mission will be the first human spaceflight over the arctic and antarctic poles. Launch happened on the evening of Monday, March 31, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

March 29, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The flight will be the largest number of Starlink V2 Mini satellites on a single Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff happened on Monday, March 31, at 3:52 p.m. EDT (1952 UTC).