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VideoSpaceX launches Starlink mission on third attempt from Kennedy Space Center
SpaceX completed its third attempt to launch the Starlink 6-44 mission Friday night. Liftoff 8:21 p.m. ET (0021 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket is to launch tonight with another batch of satellites for SpaceX's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 11:15 p.m. EDT (0415 UTC).
VideoSpaceX Falcon 9 launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:17 p.m. EDT (0217 UTC on Oct. 22) carrying 23 Starlink satellites.
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites on its second Friday launch
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites, delayed by upper level winds and held up for the Falcon Heavy launch of NASA's Psyche, is scheduled to liftoff from Cape Canaveral's pad 40 at 7:01 p.m. EDT (2301 UTC) on Friday night.
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Strong winds stymie back-to-back SpaceX launch plans; Vandenberg launch successful
SpaceX planned a pair of back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from both coasts but upper level winds scrubbed the liftoff from Florida. A Falcon 9 was able to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:43 a.m. PDT (0743 UTC).
VideoSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket threads weather needle and launches 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
Overcoming 50-50 weather odds, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Thursday morning on its 44th Starlink delivery mission of the year. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 occurred at 1:36 a.m. EDT (0536 UTC), the fourth launch opportunity of the window.
VideoFalcon 9 beats the weather to launch 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Friday night on another mission to deliver satellites into orbit for SpaceX's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 10:00 p.m. EDT Sept. 29 (0200 UTC on Sept. 30) after a delay for weather.
VideoSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches record-breaking 62nd mission of the year
A Falcon 9 rocket launched Sunday evening on a record-breaking 62nd orbital launch of the year for SpaceX. The previous record was set in 2022 with 61 launches by the company. Liftoff from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, with 21 Starlink satellites aboard, occurred at 10:47 p.m. EDT (0247 UTC).
West Coast launch puts 48 more Starlink internet satellites in orbit
SpaceX lofted another batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A Falcon 9, with 48 satellites inside its payload fairing, lifted off at 12:29:50 p.m. PDT (3:29:50 p.m. EDT; 1929:50 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4-East.
VideoSpaceX launches another 52 Starlink internet satellites
SpaceX's 40th launch of the year sent another batch of 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral early Monday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.