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VideoSpaceX’s Sunday morning Falcon 9 launch sends 1,900th Starlink to orbit in 2025
SpaceX continued its blistering pace of orbital launches with its ninth and final Starlink launch of August. Liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 7:49 a.m. EDT (1149 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit
The Starlink 17-7 mission is the penultimate planned launch of these broadband satellites in August. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 9:59 p.m. PDT (12:59 a.m. EDT / 0459 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches record-breaking 30th flight of a Falcon 9 booster
The Starlink 10-11 mission features the first launch of a booster on its 30th flight. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at 4:12 a.m. EDT (0812 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The mission featured the 400th successful booster landing on a droneship. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 7:10 a.m. EDT (1110 UTC).
VideoLaunch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch Cargo Dragon on a mission to boost space station orbit
This will be the first Cargo Dragon flight featuring a modified trunk that allows it to perform multiple orbital boosts of the International Space Station. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:45 a.m. EDT (0645 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
The mission will include the 1,800th Starlink satellite launched in 2025. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 10:04 a.m. PDT (1:04 p.m. EDT / 1704 UTC).
VideoSpaceX flies 24 Starlink satellites on its 100th Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2025
The Starlink 17-5 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to the company’s constellation of more than 8,100 currently in orbit. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 9:26 a.m. PDT (12:26 p.m. EDT / 1626 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The Starlink 10-20 mission will add another 28 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 8:29 a.m. EDT (1229 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches first Falcon 9 rocket from West Coast in two weeks
The Starlink 17-4 mission adds another 24 satellites to the growing megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. Liftoff occurred Wednesday, August 13, at 10:05 p.m. PDT (1:05 a.m. EDT / 0505 UTC).
VideoStarlink mission marks SpaceX’s 450th flight-proven Falcon booster launched
The Starlink 10-30 mission will add 28 more satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit megaconstellation. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 3:57 a.m. EDT (0757 UTC) on Monday.