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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 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).
VideoSpaceX completes second fastest turnaround between Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral
The mission is one of two Starlink flights scheduled to fly from Florida within a four-hour window of opportunity. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-85 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 1:44 a.m. EST (0644 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
This was the first of planned back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from Florida, less than four hours apart. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-89 mission happened at 10:08 p.m. EST (0308 UTC).
VideoFlorida annual launch record broken with late-night Starlink flight
This is the sixth consecutive year of increasing orbital launches from the Sunshine State. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-87 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 10:21 p.m. EST (0321 UTC).