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VideoSpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit in predawn launch
The Starlink 10-52 mission was SpaceX’s 130th Falcon 9 launch of the year. The rocket’s liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened Thursday, Oct. 16, at 5:27 a.m. EDT (0927 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 2nd batch of satellites for Space Development Agency following weather scrub
The mission, dubbed Tranche 1 Transporter Layer C, will add another 21 satellites into the burgeoning constellation for the Space Development Agency. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 4:06 p.m. PDT (7:06 p.m. EDT / 2306 UTC).
SpaceX launches final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket
This was the fifth and final flight of this iteration of the rocket, which has been marred by a number of setbacks. The first Starship Version 3 is expected to debut in 2026.
VideoSpaceX launches 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites following days of weather delays
The launch came following several stormy days across Florida’s Space Coast. Liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force happened at 9:58 p.m. EDT (0158 UTC).
VideoLaunch preview: SpaceX to launch final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy from Starbase
The mission is also projected to be the final launch of the Starship program for the year. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. CDT (7:15 p.m. EDT / 2315 UTC).
VideoSpaceX delays launching Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites amid backdrop of poor weather
This is the third and final launch that Amazon booked onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for no earlier than Oct. 12 at 8:29 p.m. EDT (0029 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites with a Falcon 9 booster flying for a 29th time
SpaceX used its second most launched Falcon 9 booster to launch the Starlink 11-17 mission. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 8:54 p.m. PDT (11:54 p.m. EDT / 0354 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on 90th Starlink mission of 2025
The Starlink 10-59 mission added 28 broadband internet satellites into the growing megaconstellation. SpaceX completed liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:46 a.m. EDT (0646 UTC).
SpaceX to launch 4 Falcon Heavy rockets as part of newest U.S. national security missions award
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command announced that SpaceX and ULA would launch five and two missions respectively as part of the latest round of National Security Space Launch contract assignments.
VideoSpaceX launches 3rd consecutive Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB, uninterrupted by a Cape mission
The Starlink 11-39 mission lifted off from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:06 a.m. PDT (10:06 a.m. EDT / 1406 UTC). The Falcon 9 rocket flew on a south-easterly trajectory.