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VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Sunday sunrise Falcon 9 flight
The Starlink 10-27 mission was the 280th orbital launch for SpaceX from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:53 a.m. EDT (1053 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The Falcon 9 rocket supporting the Starlink 10-61 mission will fly on a north-easterly trajectory upon departing Florida’s Space Coast. SpaceX launched from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California following back-to-back weather scrubs
The Starlink 17-12 mission will send the two dozen broadband internet satellites into a polar, low Earth orbit. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base no earlier than Friday, Sept. 19, at 9:31 a.m. PDT (12:31 p.m. EDT / 1631 UTC).
VideoNorthrop Grumman’s 1st Cygnus XL spacecraft launches on cargo run to the space station
SpaceX launched the vehicle on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 6:11 p.m. EDT (2211 UTC). It’s scheduled to be berthed to the ISS by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
VideoLaunch preview: SpaceX to launch new, improved Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL resupply ship to the space station
The new Cygnus XL spacecraft will deliver more than 11,000 pounds (4,990 kg) of food, science supplies and cargo to the International Space Station. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 6:11 a.m. EDT (2211 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
SpaceX achieved liftoff from pad 4 East at 10:55 a.m. PDT (1:55 p.m. EDT / 1755 UTC).
VideoSpaceX passes 2,000 Starlink satellites deployed in 2025 with Saturday launch
The Starlink 17-9 mission added another 24 broadband satellites to its low Earth orbit constellation of more than 8,300. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 11:06 a.m. PDT (2:06 p.m. EDT / 1806 UTC).
VideoSpaceX aces 500th Falcon booster landing amid sunrise Starlink mission
The Starlink 10-57 mission is also SpaceX’s 80th launch this year carrying Starlink satellites to low Earth obit. It’s targeting liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 8:32 a.m. EDT (1232 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Wednesday sunrise Falcon 9 flight
The Starlink 10-22 mission will be the 75th orbital launch from Florida’s Space Coast in 2025. SpaceX launched from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:56 a.m. EDT (1156 UTC).
VideoSpaceX’s Tuesday night Starlink features rare debut of a Falcon booster
The Starlink 17-8 mission was just the seventh new booster for the company out of more than 100 launches this year. SpaceX achieved liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:51 p.m. PDT (11:51 p.m. EDT / 0351 UTC).