Tag: Falcon 9
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SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Feb. 7, 2026. This mission marked a return to flight for the Falcon 9 rocket following a brief stand down as a result of a mishap during the Starlink 17-32 mission on Feb. 2, 2026.…
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SpaceX shifts away from Dragon launches at pad 39A as Starship looms
SpaceX works on the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now It’s the end of an era as SpaceX transitions all of its planned Dragon flights from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space…
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SpaceX Delays Falcon 9 Launches After Upper-Stage Deorbit Failure
SpaceX has delayed upcoming Falcon 9 launches after the rocket’s upper stage failed to initiate a planned deorbit burn following a recent mission from California, the company said. The issue occurred after a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, where the rocket successfully deployed 25 Starlink satellites into orbit. According to SpaceX, the…
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SpaceX experiences Falcon 9 upper stage anomaly following Starlink deployment
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s upper stage as seen during its first burn on the Starlink 17032 mission on Feb. 2, 2026. Image: SpaceX via livestream Update Feb. 2, 9:30 p.m. EST (0230 UTC): SpaceX announced an anomaly on the upper stage. SpaceX kicked off the month of February with a Monday morning Falcon 9…
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SpaceX launches overnight Starlink flight as it unveils new ‘Stargaze’ space situational awareness system
SpaceX launches the Starlink 6-101 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral on Jan. 30, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX completed its 13th and final Falcon 9 rocket launch of the month, which flew from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on in the predawn hours of Thursday morning. The Starlink 6-101 mission will add…
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SpaceX launches 11,000th Starlink satellite to date on Thursday
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-19 mission launches from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 29, 2026. This mission marked the sixth launch of 2026 from the Vandenberg spaceport and test range. Image: U.S Space Force photo by 2nd Lt. Andrew Taller Update Jan. 29, 2:10…
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Launch Roundup: GPS, Starlink, Electron launches scheduled for last week of January
The last week of January has a busy slate of orbital launches, with flights from Florida, California, New Zealand, and possibly China on the schedule. SpaceX plans to close out the month with the GPS III SV09 mission, along with up to three Starlink launches, while Rocket Lab’s “Bridging the Swarm” mission is being prepared…
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SpaceX launches GPS 3 satellite following switch from ULA Vulcan rocket
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the GPS 3-9 mission for the U.S. Space Force on Jan. 27, 2026. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now Update Jan. 28, 1:40 a.m. EST (0640 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the GPS satellite. Update Jan.…
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SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites to polar, low Earth orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2026, to begin the Starlink 17-20 mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched 25 of its Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites from California on Sunday morning. The Starlink 17-20 mission sent the broadband satellites into…
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ESA Seeks Study on Uncontrolled Falcon 9 Re-Entry Over Poland
The European Space Agency has issued a call to tender for a study into the uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry and breakup of a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that scattered debris across Poland in February last year, highlighting growing concerns over re-entry risks as global launch activity accelerates. In the early hours of Feb. 19, 2025,…