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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).
VideoSpaceX launches Sunday Starlink mission following Saturday scrub
The mission was SpaceX’s 560th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. SpaceX accomplished liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 9 at 3:10 a.m. EST (0810 UTC).
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
Following deployment, SpaceX will have launched a total of 2,600 Starlink V2 Mini satellites so far this year. Liftoff of the Starlink 11-14 mission from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 1:13 p.m. PST (4:13 p.m. EST / 2113 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
This is the first out of at least eight planned launches supporting the broadband internet satellite constellation in November. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 8:31 p.m. EST (0131 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 100th Starlink flight of 2025
SpaceX launched more than 2,500 of its satellites so far this year. It executed liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday at 1:41 p.m. PDT (4:41 p.m. EDT / 2041 UTC).
Former NASA Administrators urge space agency to rethink plans for Artemis Moon lander
The comments came during a fireside chat featuring former NASA administrators, Charlie Bolden and Jim Bridenstine, at the conclusion of the American Astronautical Society’s 2025 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama.
VideoSpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
This was just the second time that SpaceX opted to launch 29 of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites in one batch, the current limit for the Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-37 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 12:35 p.m. EDT (1635 UTC).
VideoSpaceX breaks its California pad turnaround record with sunset Starlink launch
This was the 98th launch of Starlink satellites in 2025. SpaceX executed liftoff of the Starlink 11-21 mission from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 5:43 p.m. PDT (8:43 p.m. EDT / 0043 UTC).