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VideoSpaceX launches Starfall reentry capsule, 31 customer payloads on Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission
This will be the second launch of SpaceX’s uncrewed reentry capsule, Starfall. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 7:04 a.m. EDT (1104 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
VideoLaunch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft will arrive at the space station following a two-day flight.
VideoLaunch preview: NASA, SpaceX launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, will become the first agency astronaut to fly for a second time onboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base is scheduled for 11:10 a.m. EDT (1510 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 700th Falcon rocket, carries final 3 O3b mPOWER satellites to orbit for SES
The launch marks the 400th orbital flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled during an 87-minute window that opens at 2:49 p.m. EDT (1849 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Starlink mission on a Falcon booster’s record-breaking 37th flight
The Starlink 10-49 mission is set to be the 100th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral following last-minute scrub
The Starlink 10-39 mission includes the 2,000th Starlink satellite to fly this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 11:14 a.m. EDT (1514 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches record-breaking back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets for Globalstar, U.S. Space Force
The batch of eight Globalstar satellites will help refresh the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 9:12 p.m. EDT (0112 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Tuesday noontime Starlink mission following Monday scrub
The Starlink 10-19 mission was set to be SpaceX’s 72nd flight of its broadband internet satellites this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 11:58 a.m. EDT (1558 UTC) on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
VideoSpaceX launches 3 AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The BlueBird 11-13 mission was the third time SpaceX flew satellites to orbit supporting AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-device constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 3:49 a.m. EDT (0749 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle features the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and DARPA. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a four-hour window that opens at 5:15 p.m. EDT (2115 UTC).