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SpaceX’s sunrise Starlink launch adds 29 satellites to low Earth orbit megaconstellation

May 20, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-31 mission was the 58th Falcon 9 launch so far in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 6:04 a.m. EDT (1004 UTC).

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB

May 20, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX’s 45th Starlink mission of the year saw the company add another 24 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 7:46 p.m. PDT (10:46 p.m. EDT / 0246 UTC).

NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon mission with 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the space station

May 15, 2026 Spaceflight Now

Liftoff of the resupply mission, atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. EDT (2205 UTC). The Cargo Dragon is loaded with 6,500 pounds of science and supplies for the space station.

SpaceX targets May 19 for debut of Starship Version 3, Launch Pad 2

May 12, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission will test a host of changes made to both the launch vehicle and the launch infrastructure as SpaceX prepares to support the Artemis 3 mission in 2027.

For a second time, poor weather scrubs Cargo Dragon mission launch to the space station

May 12, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX’s 34th mission as part of the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA will deliver 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Friday, May 15, at 6:05 p.m. EDT (2205 UTC).

SpaceX launches intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office

May 11, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The NROL-72 mission was the 13th to date supporting what the NRO calls its “proliferated architecture” satellite constellation. Liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 7:13:50 p.m. PDT (10:13:50 p.m. EDT / 0213:50 UTC).