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  • [ December 11, 2025 ] SpaceX breaks launch pad turnaround record with flight of Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
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  • [ December 7, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 3,000th Starlink satellite in 2025 on record-setting 32nd flight of Falcon 9 booster Falcon 9

Mission Reports

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on 90th Starlink mission of 2025

October 6, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-59 mission added 28 broadband internet satellites into the growing megaconstellation. SpaceX completed liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:46 a.m. EDT (0646 UTC).

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 3rd consecutive Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB, uninterrupted by a Cape mission

October 2, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 11-39 mission lifted off from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:06 a.m. PDT (10:06 a.m. EDT / 1406 UTC). The Falcon 9 rocket flew on a south-easterly trajectory.

Atlas 5

ViaSat-3 F2 satellite arrives in Florida ahead of late October launch

October 1, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The spacecraft will launch onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It’s built on Boeing’s 702MP+ satellite bus.

Alpha

Ground testing anomaly destroys Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha booster intended for next flight

September 30, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The anomaly came about a month after the FAA issued a Return to Flight determination for Firefly’s Alpha rockets following an anomaly experienced during Alpha Flight 6 in April.

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

September 28, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 11-20 mission saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon departure from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from pad 4E happened at 7:04 p.m. PDT (10:04 p.m. EDT / 0204 UTC).

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg

September 25, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 17-11 mission included the 475th launch of a flight-proven booster. SpaceX achieved liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:26 p.m. PDT (12:26 a.m. EDT / 0426 UTC).

Atlas 5

ULA launches third batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral

September 25, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This is the third time that United Launch Alliance will launch these broadband satellites, but it’s the fifth batch heading to orbit overall for the constellation. Liftoff is scheduled for 8:09 a.m. EDT (1230 UTC).

Falcon 9

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

September 25, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-15 mission came a day after SpaceX launched a trio of spacecraft to study the effects of the Sun. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 4:39 a.m. EDT (0839 UTC).

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches NASA, NOAA missions exploring the impacts of the Sun

September 24, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The primary payload, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) was joined by two rideshare payloads heading to Lagrange Point 1. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center occurred at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 UTC).

Falcon 9

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).

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX breaks launch pad turnaround record with flight of Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    December 11, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 160th Falcon 9 rocket of 2025
    December 10, 2025
  • SpaceX launches classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office
    December 9, 2025
  • Soyuz safely lands in Kazakhstan
    December 9, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 3,000th Starlink satellite in 2025 on record-setting 32nd flight of Falcon 9 booster
    December 7, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    December 7, 2025
  • International Space Station prepares for new commander, heads into final five years of planned operations
    December 5, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    December 4, 2025
  • Orion hatch ‘blemish’ delays launch day rehearsal for Artemis 2 astronauts
    December 4, 2025
  • Jared Isaacman makes second appeal for NASA administrator position
    December 3, 2025
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