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VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites on its second Friday launch
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites, delayed by upper level winds and held up for the Falcon Heavy launch of NASA's Psyche, is scheduled to liftoff from Cape Canaveral's pad 40 at 7:01 p.m. EDT (2301 UTC) on Friday night.
VideoFalcon 9 beats the weather to launch 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Friday night on another mission to deliver satellites into orbit for SpaceX's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 10:00 p.m. EDT Sept. 29 (0200 UTC on Sept. 30) after a delay for weather.
VideoSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches record-breaking 62nd mission of the year
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 launch puts 48 more Starlink internet satellites in orbit
SpaceX lofted another batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A Falcon 9, with 48 satellites inside its payload fairing, lifted off at 12:29:50 p.m. PDT (3:29:50 p.m. EDT; 1929:50 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4-East.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches 56 more Starlink internet satellites
SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket Friday, this time to deliver 56 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 11:43 a.m. EDT (1543 UTC). The first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Watch the Falcon 9 test fire its engines ahead of Starlink launch (members only)
Watch as a Falcon 9 rocket lights its nine Merlin first-stage engines at pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in preparation for the 18th launch dedicated to SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellite venture.
Watch the Falcon 9 light its engines for a static test fire (members only)
A Falcon 9 rocket ignites its nine Merlin first stage engines on June 24 for a routine static test fire ahead of the planned launch of the tenth batch of Starlink broadband internet satellites.
Time-lapse: Falcon 9 goes upright at launch pad 39A (members only)
Watch a time-lapse video of the Falcon 9 rocket going upright at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center as SpaceX prepares for the launch of the seventh batch of Starlink broadband Internet satellites.
Watch as SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 ahead of Starlink launch (members only)
Watch as SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the planned launch of 60 more Starlink satellites.
Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites (members only)
SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 broadband satellites into orbit for the company’s Starlink constellation as seen from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.