Falcon 9

SpaceX marks record 20th flight with Falcon 9 payload fairing half on Starlink mission

June 22, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX swapped out the Falcon 9 vehicle after a last-second abort at engine ignition during a launch attempt on June 14. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-2 mission happened at 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 UTC) on Sunday.

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Station

June 18, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday evening, following the scrub of a planned mission for satellite communications company, SES, from Florida. The Starlink 9-1 mission sent another batch of its Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, which included another 13 with direct to cell (DTC) capabilities.

SpaceX launches SES’s Astra 1P television satellite following two weather scrubs

June 17, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX is preparing Thursday for its third attempt to launch the Astra 1P satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on behalf of one of its oldest customers: Luxembourg-based SES. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting 5:35 p.m. EDT (2135 UTC) on Thursday, June 20.

SpaceX experiences a rare mission scrub of its Falcon 9 rocket at the moment engine ignition

June 13, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX struck out for a third time in as many days attempting to launch the Starlink 10-2 mission. After pushing back the launch time a few times within their window of availability on Friday, an abort was called just as the Merlin engines at the base of the 70-meter-tall (299 feet) rocket ignited.

SpaceX marks record 20th flight with Falcon 9 payload fairing half on Starlink mission

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Station

SpaceX launches SES’s Astra 1P television satellite following two weather scrubs

SpaceX experiences a rare mission scrub of its Falcon 9 rocket at the moment engine ignition

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on 14th anniversary of the first Falcon 9 launch

SpaceX launches 14th Falcon 9 rocket of May using booster flying for 14th time

SpaceX launches ESA’s EarthCARE on a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base

SpaceX completes Tuesday Starlink launch after Memorial Day scrub

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites as the company reaches 3 million customers globally

SpaceX launches first batch of satellites for the NRO’s reconnaissance satellite constellation