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VideoSpaceX completes 550th booster landing amid Saturday night Falcon 9 flight
The Starlink 15-12 mission added another 27 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened Dec. 13, at 9:49 p.m. PST (12:49 a.m. EST / 0549 UTC on Sunday, Dec. 14)
VideoSpaceX breaks launch pad turnaround record with flight of Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX launched another batch of 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit on its Falcon 9 rocket Thursday afternoon breaking its pad turnaround record by nearly five hours.
VideoSpaceX launches 160th Falcon 9 rocket of 2025
The Starlink 15-11 mission added another 27 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 3:40 a.m. PST (6:40 a.m. EST / 1140 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office
The mission, dubbed NROL-77, was the final time SpaceX uses Landing Zone 2 to recover a first stage Falcon booster. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 2:16 p.m. EST (1916 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 3,000th Starlink satellite in 2025 on record-setting 32nd flight of Falcon 9 booster
The Starlink 6-92 mission also represents the 575th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket to date. SpaceX scheduled liftoff for Monday, Dec. 8, at 5:26 p.m. EST (2226 UTC) following a weather scrub on Sunday.
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
The Starlink 11-15 mission will add another 28 broadband internet satellites to the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:58 a.m. PST (12:58 p.m. EST / 1758 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
The Starlink 11-25 mission saw the Falcon 9 rocket fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon leaving the pad. SpaceX completed liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:42 p.m. PST (3:42 p.m. EST / 2042 UTC).
VideoSunset SpaceX launch adds 29 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
The launch was the 350th overall orbital launch from Space Launch Complex 40. SpaceX executed liftoff of the Starlink 6-95 mission at 5:18 p.m. EST (2218 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches evening Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
The Starlink 15-10 mission added 27 broadband internet satellites into the low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceX accomplished liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:28 p.m. PST (12:28 a.m. EST / 0528 UTC).
VideoSpaceX kicks off December with predawn Falcon 9 rocket launch
The mission saw the 570th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket to date. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened at 2:44 a.m. EST (0744 UTC).