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[ January 15, 2026 ] Crew 11 safely splashes down after shortened mission Mission Reports
[ January 14, 2026 ] NASA, SpaceX conduct ‘medical evacuation’ Crew-11 return to Earth Mission Reports
[ January 14, 2026 ] SpaceX breaks pad turnaround record at Cape Canaveral with midday Starlink launch Falcon 9
[ January 13, 2026 ] U.S. Space Force switches rockets for upcoming GPS satellite launch Falcon 9
[ January 13, 2026 ] ISS gains new commander as Crew-11 prepares midweek departure Mission Reports

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

January 9, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch was the first of about half a dozen missions planned to expand the National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 7:53 p.m. PST (10:53 p.m. EST, 0353 UTC).

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

January 8, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission was SpaceX’s third orbital launch of the year and 99th in total from Launch Complex 39. Liftoff of the Starlink 12-11 mission occurred at 10:27 a.m. EST (1527 UTC).

SpaceX launches first dedicated Starlink mission of 2025

January 6, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission will be the first dedicated Starlink flight of the year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened on Monday, Jan. 6, at 3:43 p.m. EST (2043 UTC).

SpaceX notches first orbital launch of 2025 with mission for UAE-based Space42

January 3, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The satellite will help offset capabilities lost with the loss of Thuraya 3 in April 2024. Liftoff of the Thuraya 4-NGS mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened on Friday, Jan. 3 at 8:27 p.m. EST (0127 UTC).

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites during final orbital launch of 2024

December 29, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission was the 134th and final orbital launch from SpaceX in 2024. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center happened at 12:39 a.m. EST (0539 UTC) on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

SpaceX launches 4 Astranis satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

December 29, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX had to swap out the first stage booster used during the previous attempt and replace it with another for this mission. Liftoff from pad 40 happened at 12 a.m. EST (0500 UTC) on Sunday, Dec. 29.

SpaceX launches final 2024 mission from Vandenberg

December 28, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission will the final Falcon 9 flight from California before the end of the year. Liftoff from pad 4 East happened at 5:58:30 p.m. PST (8:58:30 p.m. EST, 0158:30 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).

SpaceX launches Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission on Falcon 9 rocket from California

December 21, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

This is the second batch of customer satellites that SpaceX will launch to a mid-inclination orbit. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 3:34 a.m. PST (6:34 a.m. EST, 1134 UTC).

Mid-ignition issue forces a scrub of Falcon 9 launch with Astranis’ MicroGEO satellites

December 20, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission, dubbed ‘Astranis: From One to Many,’ includes the company’s new UtilitySat, which is designed to relocate within geostationary Earth orbit over its life to respond to different mission objectives.