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VideoSpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The Starlink 9-17 mission featured the 350th booster landing to date. Liftoff happened at 6:50 a.m. PDT (9:50 a.m. EDT, 1350 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches European Commission’s Galileo satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
This was the second out of two planned launches of these spacecraft using a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 6:50 p.m. EDT (2250 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from West Coast
The launch comes as the commercial astronaut mission, Polaris Dawn, is preparing for an on-orbit demonstration of the satellite internet service. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:45 p.m. PDT (9:45 p.m. EDT, 0145 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches five BlueBird satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral
This was the first of the company’s first five commercial satellites for the BlueBird constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 4:52 a.m. EDT (0852 UTC).
VideoPolaris Dawn crew gears up for Thursday spacewalk
Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX crew trainer Sarah Gillis prepared to open the forward hatch of their Polaris Dawn spacecraft early Thursday to take turns floating outside in the first non-government spacewalk in the history of space exploration. Depressurizing the spacecraft will begin around 2:23 a.m. EDT (0623 UTC) and a scaffold-like "Skywalker" assembly extending just above the hatch will be used for stability.
VideoSpaceX surmounts challenging weather, launches Polaris Dawn astronaut mission
Poor weather forced SpaceX to skip over its first launch opportunity, but it managed to launch on the second go around. Liftoff happened at Tuesday at 5:23 a.m. EDT (0923 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on national security mission for the NRO
Liftoff of the NROL-113 mission was at 8:20 p.m. PDT (11:20 p.m. EDT, 0320 UTC). The Falcon 9 was believed to be carrying the military version of SpaceX's Starlink satellites.
VideoSpaceX launches 7,000th Starlink satellite to date on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral
The launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was delayed a day due to poor weather in the booster landing zone. Liftoff happened at Thursday, Sept. 5, at 11:33 a.m. EDT (1533 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 return to flight mission
The mission was scheduled to launch less than an hour before a Starlink flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff happened at 3:43 a.m. EDT (0743 UTC).
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SpaceX set a launch turnaround record with back-to-back, coast-to-coast Falcon 9 launches
Liftoff of the Starlink 9-5 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) happened at 1:48 a.m. PDT (4:48 a.m. EDT, 0848 UTC). This was the second of two back-to-back overnight launches.