Starlink 9-3 – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 return to flight mission from the Kennedy Space Center

July 26, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The rocket launched more than 340 times successively and successfully before it encountered an issue with its upper stage on July 11. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-9 mission happened at 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 UTC).

SpaceX requests public safety determination for early return to flight for its Falcon 9 rocket

July 16, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The FAA ordered an investigation following a second stage failure during the Starlink 9-3 mission on July 11.

SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage fails leaving Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

July 11, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

It was the first failure of a Falcon 9 rocket in flight since 2015. Liftoff occurred at 7:35 p.m. PDT (10:35 p.m. EDT, 0235 UTC) from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.