Badr 8 – Spaceflight Now

May 24, 2025

Breaking News

[ May 24, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Memorial Day weekend Falcon 9 flight Falcon 9
[ May 23, 2025 ] FAA clears SpaceX to launch its 9th Starship super heavy rocket, while Flight 8 mishap investigation continues Mission Reports
[ May 23, 2025 ] SpaceX completes 450th Falcon booster landing during Friday Starlink mission Falcon 9
[ May 20, 2025 ] New Falcon 9 booster makes its debut on Starlink delivery mission Falcon 9
[ May 19, 2025 ] SpaceX scrubs Monday night Falcon 9 launch minutes before liftoff Falcon 9

SpaceX rocket sends Arabsat communications satellite into orbit

May 27, 2023 Stephen Clark

SpaceX kicked off Memorial Day weekend with an overnight launch Saturday from Cape Canaveral, boosting a nearly five-ton communications satellite into orbit for Arabsat, a multinational consortium providing TV and video broadcast services across the Middle East.

SpaceX delays launch of Arabsat telecom satellite until Friday night

May 24, 2023 Stephen Clark

SpaceX scrubbed a launch attempt early Wednesday at Cape Canaveral due to thick cloud cover, then delayed the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket with an Airbus-built communications satellite for Arabsat until Friday night to wait for improved weather and to make room for the test-firing of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket at a neighboring launch pad.