Tag: Falcon 9
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Falcon 9 launch of 29 Starlink satellites from the Kennedy Space Center delayed to Wednesday
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the first stage booster, 1067, stands at Launch Complex 39A on Aug. 27, 2025, ahead of the 30th flight of this booster. Image: SpaceX Update Dec. 15, 4:45 p.m. EST (2145 UTC): SpaceX delayed the launch to NET Wednesday, Dec. 17 SpaceX delayed the launch of a Falcon…
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SpaceX launches 100th Falcon 9 rocket from Florida in 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 6-82 mission on Dec. 15, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 15, 10:20 a.m. EST (1520 UTC): Added quote about weather conditions. Update Dec. 14, 1:40 a.m. EST (0640 UTC):…
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SpaceX completes 550th booster landing amid Saturday night Falcon 9 flight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number 1093, landed on the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ amid the Starlink 15-12 mission. This was the 550th successful landing of a Falcon booster. Image: SpaceX via livestream SpaceX completed its 550th successful booster landing as part of a late night launch from…
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All eight ISS docking ports occupied for the first time, Expedition 74 begins
After the arrival of the MS-28 spacecraft on Nov. 27, all eight docking ports on the International Space Station (ISS) were occupied for the first time in its 27-year history. November also marked 25 years of continuous human presence on the orbiting laboratory. With seven vehicles currently docked at the Station and seven crew members…
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SpaceX breaks launch pad turnaround record with flight of Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral carrying 29 Starlink satellites headed to low earth orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX launched another batch of 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit on its Falcon 9 rocket Thursday afternoon breaking its pad turnaround record by nearly five hours. Liftoff from pad…
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SpaceX launches 160th Falcon 9 rocket of 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on the Starlink 15-11 mission on Dec. 10, 2025. This was the 160th Falcon 9 launch of 2025. Image: SpaceX Update Dec. 10, 9 a.m. EST (1400 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 27 Starlink satellites. SpaceX executed a pre-dawn launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday morning.…
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SpaceX launches classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) to begin the NROL-77 mission on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office on Dec. 9, 2025. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 9, 6 p.m. EST (2300 UTC): The National Reconnaissance Office confirms…
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Launch Roundup: China, Russia, Rocket Lab, ULA join SpaceX in flying this week
The upcoming launch week, starting on Monday, Dec. 8, is a very busy one as 2025 enters its final stretch. At least six Chinese launches are planned from four different space centers across the country, while Russia expects to launch twice, once from Plesetsk and another from Baikonur. The United Launch Alliance is planning to…
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on the Starlink 11-15 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 7, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update Dec. 7, 3 p.m. EST (2000 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 28 Starlink satellites. SpaceX closed out the weekend with a mid-morning Falcon 9…
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SpaceX launches 3,000th Starlink satellite in 2025 on record-setting 32nd flight of Falcon 9 booster
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 8, 2025, to begin the Starlink 6-92 mission. SpaceX used the Falcon 9 booster, 1067, which made its record breaking 32nd flight. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 8, 6:31 p.m. EST (2331 UTC):…