Mission Reports

May 7, 2026

Breaking News

[ May 5, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9
[ May 4, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin joins collaboration with Firefly Aerospace and Seagate for off-shore launches Alpha
[ May 2, 2026 ] SpaceX launches South Korean Earth observation satellite, plus 44 more payloads on midnight Falcon 9 rideshare mission Falcon 9
[ May 1, 2026 ] SpaceX marks May Day, National Space Day with Starlink mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ April 29, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9

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.

SpaceX launches first two SES O3b mPOWER satellites with upgrades to address power issues seen on earlier spacecraft

December 17, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

This is will be the fourth pair of O3b mPOWER satellites launched to a medium Earth orbit. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A is set for 5:26 p.m. EST (2226 UTC).

U.S. Space Force launches expedited GPS mission using Falcon 9 rocket

December 17, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and the Space Operations Command (SpOC) shifted the GPS 3 Space Vehicle 07 spacecraft to a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket due to delays in Vulcan’s certification.

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

December 17, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The NROL-149 mission was the sixth and final mission of the year supporting the agency’s proliferated architecture. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 5:19 a.m. PST (8:19 a.m. EST, 1319 UTC).

SpaceX launches RRT-1 mission from Cape Canaveral

December 13, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The payload onboard hasn’t been officially confirmed by a customer or the spacecraft manufacturer. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened Monday, Dec. 16, at 7:51 p.m. EST (0051 UTC).

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California

December 12, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base came on the heels of leaders from the U.S. Space Force gathering to discuss how to adjust to a rapidly increasing launch cadence for both the Eastern Range and Western Range. Liftoff happened at 1:55 p.m. PST (4:55 p.m. EST, 2155 UTC).

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

SpaceX launches first two SES O3b mPOWER satellites with upgrades to address power issues seen on earlier spacecraft

U.S. Space Force launches expedited GPS mission using Falcon 9 rocket

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

SpaceX launches RRT-1 mission from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California

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

As it happened: NASA leadership announces delays to first Artemis crewed launch, Moon landing missions

SpaceX launches latest broadcast satellite for SiriusXM on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX launches 350th mission using a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket booster during Starlink mission from California