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VideoSpaceX launches Thursday night for Falcon 9 launch with 27 Starlink satellites
This will be the 12th launch of the year from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened on Thursday, April 3, at 6:02 p.m. PDT (9:02 p.m. EDT, 0102 UTC).
VideoFram2 astronauts begin historic polar orbit spaceflight following a launch from the Kennedy Space Center
The launch will be the first human spaceflight mission to a polar orbit. Liftoff is set for Monday, March 31, at 9:46 p.m. EDT (0146 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The flight will be the largest number of Starlink V2 Mini satellites on a single Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff happened on Monday, March 31, at 3:52 p.m. EDT (1952 UTC).
VideoFram2 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of polar spaceflight
The four astronauts will spend three to five days in a free-flier Dragon mission that will see them orbit over the north and south poles. The crew arrived in Florida on Monday for their final week of quarantine before launch.
VideoSpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
The mission marks the largest number of Starlink V2 Mini satellites launched in a single batch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 3:11 p.m. PDT (6:11 p.m. EDT, 2211 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches national security satellite for NRO on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The mission was the fifth of 2025 featuring spacecraft developed by the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff of the NROL-69 mission from pad 40 happened at 1:48 p.m. EDT (1748 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 450th Falcon 9 rocket, breaks booster turnaround record on NRO mission
The NROL-57 mission was the eighth launch supporting the National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture satellite constellation. Liftoff happened at 11:49 p.m. PDT (2:49 a.m. EDT, 0649 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites Tuesday afternoon Falcon 9 flight
The launch came amid the return of three astronauts and a cosmonaut from the International Space Station. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 3:57 p.m. EDT (1957 UTC).
VideoSpaceX sets new launchpad turnaround record with Saturday sunrise launch
The Saturday morning launch broke the pad turnaround record at Space Launch Complex 40 by at nearly six hours. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 7:35 a.m. EDT (1135 UTC).
VideoNASA, SpaceX launch Crew-10 to begin flight to the International Space Station
The mission will be the 14th time that a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carries humans to the International Space Station. The mission launched on Friday, March 14, at 7:03 p.m. EDT (2303 UTC).