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VideoSpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The mission will complete a back-to-back schedule for SpaceX on Sunday morning. Liftoff from SLC-4E happened at 2:22 a.m. PDT (5:22 a.m. EDT, 0922 UTC).
VideoSpaceX completes 300th booster reflight during first of planned back-to-back Falcon 9 launches
The overnight launch marked the second Falcon 9 flight since the July 11 mishap that grounded the rocket. Liftoff happened at 1:09 a.m. EDT (0509 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 return to flight mission from the Kennedy Space Center
The rocket launched more than 340 times successively and successfully before it encountered an issue with its upper stage on July 11. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-9 mission happened at 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 UTC).
VideoSpaceX completes Falcon 9 static fire test amid return to flight campaign
An upper stage anomaly during the Starlink 9-3 mission on July 11 grounded the Falcon 9 rocket. The FAA is evaluating SpaceX’s request for a public safety determination to resume launches.
VideoSpaceX requests public safety determination for early return to flight for its Falcon 9 rocket
The FAA ordered an investigation following a second stage failure during the Starlink 9-3 mission on July 11.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage fails leaving Starlink satellites in wrong orbit
It was the first failure of a Falcon 9 rocket in flight since 2015. Liftoff occurred at 7:35 p.m. PDT (10:35 p.m. EDT, 0235 UTC) from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
VideoSpaceX launches Türksat 6A satellite, Turkey’s first domestically-built satellite
The spacecraft is Turkey's first home-grown communications satellite. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 100th Direct to Cell Starlink satellite on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral
The overnight mission saw the return of Falcon 9 booster, tail number B1073, which experienced an abort as its engine began firing during the June 14 launch attempt of the Starlink 10-2 mission. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was at 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches multiple satellites for the NRO from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The mission is described as the second launch supporting the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) “proliferated architecture.” Liftofff from Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 8:14 p.m. PDT (11:14 p.m. EDT, 0314 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 350th Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink flight from Cape Canaveral
The mission will push the Falcon 9 first stage booster, B1062, into the flight leader position with this 22nd flight. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-3 mission is set for 7:14 a.m. EDT (1114 UTC).