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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches record-breaking 62nd mission of the year

September 3, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A Falcon 9 rocket launched Sunday evening on a record-breaking 62nd orbital launch of the year for SpaceX. The previous record was set in 2022 with 61 launches by the company. Liftoff from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, with 21 Starlink satellites aboard, occurred at 10:47 p.m. EDT (0247 UTC).

West Coast Falcon 9 launches 13 demonstration satellites for military mega-constellation

September 2, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A Falcon 9 rocket launched 13 demonstration satellites for a planned U.S. military mega-constellation from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday. It was the 61st orbital launch of the year for SpaceX.

SpaceX notches 60th launch of the year with Starlink mission, one shy of tying record

August 31, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket for the company’s 60th orbital launch of the year. The Starlink Group 6-13 mission lifted off at 10:21 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 31 (0221 UTC on Sept. 1), with a batch of 22 Starlink V2 Mini satellites headed to low Earth orbit.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 13 satellites for Space Development Agency

August 31, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 13 demonstration satellites for the US military’s Space Development Agency (SDA) on time at 7:25 a.m. PDT (10:25 a.m. EDT / 1425 UTC)7:25 a.m. PDT (10:25 a.m. EDT / 1425 UTC).

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

August 26, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 mission of the day, sending 22 second-generation Starlink satellites into orbit on Saturday at 9:05 p.m. EDT (0105 UTC). It followed the successful launch of a four-member crew to the International Space Station earlier in the day.

Live Coverage: Crew Dragon launches with international crew bound for space station

August 24, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the Dragon capsule Endurance and a crew representing four nations lifted off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 3:27 a.m. EDT (0727 UTC) early Saturday morning.

West Coast Falcon 9 launches SpaceX’s 100th Starlink mission

August 22, 2023 Spaceflight Now

After delays caused by Hurricane Hilary, SpaceX launched its 100th Starlink mission on Tuesday. A Falcon 9 carrying 21 second-generation Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:37 a.m. PDT (5:37 a.m. EDT / 0937 UTC).

Falcon 9 West Coast launch was 100th Starlink mission

August 22, 2023 Spaceflight Now

After a delay caused by Hurricane Hilary, SpaceX launched its 100th Starlink mission Tuesday. A Falcon 9 carrying 21 second-generation Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:37 a.m. PDT / 5:37 a.m. EDT / 0937 UTC.

Crew-7 mission to the Space Station given green light for launch by NASA, partners

August 22, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

NASA, SpaceX and its international partners met at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday and gave the go ahead for the launch of the seventh operational Crew Dragon mission to the space station.

Starlink satellites soar from Florida, west coast launch slips to Monday due to hurricane

August 17, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral late Wednesday carrying 22 Starlink satellites but a launch from California scheduled for just hours later was delayed, dashing SpaceX’s plans for back-to-back launches for its broadband internet service.