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VideoSpaceX launches 22 new-generation Starlink satellites
Another Falcon 9 rocket lifted off early Friday from Cape Canaveral with a batch of 22 upgraded, new-generation Starlink internet satellites.
VideoOvernight launch adds 56 more satellites to SpaceX’s Starlink fleet
Fifty-six more Starlink internet satellites lifted off early Sunday atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on SpaceX's 32nd launch of the year.
SpaceX’s Falcon rocket family reaches 200 straight successful missions
SpaceX's launch of 51 more Starlink internet satellites Wednesday from California marked the 200th consecutive successful mission for the company's Falcon rocket family, a record unmatched by any other space launch vehicle.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites from California
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket at 1:09 p.m. PDT (4:09 p.m. EDT) Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on a mission hauling 51 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
VideoSpaceX rockets past 4,000 Starlink satellites in orbit with another launch
SpaceX surpassed more than 4,000 Starlink internet satellites in orbit with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and another batch of 56 spacecraft Thursday from Cape Canaveral, the company's fourth mission in less than a week.
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with two O3b internet satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with a pair of O3b internet satellites for SES Friday evening from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, but a last-minute abort for a Falcon Heavy mission later in the night prevented the company from pulling off a launch doubleheader.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches Starlink 3-5 mission from California
SpaceX launched the Starlink 3-5 mission from California Thursday morning, following a last-minute abort Wednesday due to concerns about landing of the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage booster on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 6:40 a.m. PDT (9:40 a.m. EDT; 1340 UTC) with 46 Starlink internet satellites.
VideoSpaceX resumes launching upgraded Starlink satellites
SpaceX resumed launches of upgraded second-generation Starlink internet satellites Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, nearly two months after some spacecraft in the first batch of larger, more capable "Starlink V2 Mini" satellites ran into problems soon after liftoff.
How SpaceX’s Starship stacks up to other rockets
SpaceX Starship is set to propel itself into the record books today on its maiden flight, becoming the tallest, heaviest and most powerful rocket ever launched by humankind into space, topping a role call of famous and history-making heavy-lift launch vehicles including the mighty Saturn 5 that first took humans to the moon.
SpaceX launches Transporter 7 rideshare mission from California
After several delays to wait for improved weather, SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket into space Saturday from California's Central Coast with 51 small satellites, payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles from customers around the world.