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VideoWest Coast Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites
Liftoff of the Starlink 15-16 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E happened Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 12:25 a.m. PDT (3:25 a.m. EDT / 0825 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Starlink 15-15 mission following a trio of scrubs
SpaceX succeeded in its fourth attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff happened at 3:48 p.m. PDT (6:48 p.m. EDT / 2248 UTC) on Friday, Oct. 23.
VideoSpaceX launches Starfall reentry capsule, 31 customer payloads on Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission
This will be the second launch of SpaceX’s uncrewed reentry capsule, Starfall. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 7:04 a.m. EDT (1104 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
VideoSpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station
The sunrise launch on Oct. 13 was the 35th SpaceX flight under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA.
VideoLaunch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft will arrive at the space station following a two-day flight.
VideoSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California
Liftoff off of the Starlink 15-25 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East came at 5:28 p.m. PDT (8:28 p.m. EDT / 0028 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 21 data satellites for the Space Development Agency
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation came at 12:39 a.m. PDT (3:39 EDT / 0739 UTC).
VideoSpaceX scrubs launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency
The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer A mission is the fourth flight supporting the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation. The next launch attempt could come as soon as Saturday.
VideoFalcon Heavy flies its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency
The 14th Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to blast off on a clandestine mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:54 p.m. EDT (0354 UTC).
Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space station
Strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, Crew 13 commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk blasted off from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:10 a.m. EDT.