Tag: Falcon 9
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SpaceX launches Starlink 10-23 following Sunday morning scrub
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update June 23, 2:19 a.m. EDT: SpaceX landed the first stage booster on the droneship. Following a last minute abort Sunday morning, SpaceX launched its 260th orbital flight from Space Launch Complex…
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Rocket Report: New delay for Europe’s reusable rocket; SpaceX moves in at SLC-37
Welcome to Edition 7.48 of the Rocket Report! The shock of last week’s public spat between President Donald Trump and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has worn off, and Musk expressed regret for some of his comments going after Trump on social media. Musk also backtracked from his threat to begin decommissioning the Dragon spacecraft, currently…
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars through the skies away from Florida to deliver 23 Starlink satellites during the Starlink 12-26 mission on June 13, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 12:26 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed the landing of its Falcon 9 booster on its droneship. SpaceX launched its 490th Falcon 9 rocket Friday morning,…
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Launch Roundup: ULA scrubs launch of Kuiper satellites, NASA postpones launch of Axiom crew to ISS
Both SpaceX and NASA have postponed this week’s planned launch of Axiom Space’s fourth private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS), following leaks discovered on both the vehicle and subsequently on the Space Station’s Zvezda module. The flight was due to debut the fifth and final Crew Dragon capsule, and would further increase…
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 12-24 mission on June 10, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update June 10, 11:19 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with its latest batch…
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SpaceX to debut its fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4
SpaceX rolls its newest Crew Dragon spacecraft along with the rest of the Falcon 9 rocket stack out to the pad at Launch Complex 39 on June 7, 2025, ahead of the launch of Axiom Mission 4. Image: SpaceX The forthcoming private astronaut mission to the International Space Station managed by Axiom Space is not…
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SpaceX launches SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rocket on June 7, 2025 at 12:54 a.m. EDT (0454 UTC) in support of the SXM-10 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update June 7, 1:47 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed deployment of the SXM-10 satellite. SpaceX launched its first customer…
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SpaceX launches 500th orbital Falcon rocket on 15th anniversary of the Falcon 9
A Falcon 9 rocket liftoff off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 4, 2025, carrying 27 Starlink satellites. It was the 500th orbital launch of a rocket in SpaceX’s Falcon family. Image: SpaceX. Update June 4, 8:00 p.m. EDT: SpaceX landed on the droneship. SpaceX was back at the launch pad for…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches U.S. Military’s Latest GPS Satellite
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the U.S. military’s newest Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite on May 30, marking another step in modernizing the GPS constellation. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:37 p.m. Eastern Time, carrying the GPS III SV-08 satellite, the eighth spacecraft in the U.S. Space…
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SpaceX to Launch Advanced GPS Satellite as U.S. Military Accelerates Security Upgrades
SpaceX is preparing to launch the U.S. military’s latest Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, GPS III SV-08, on May 30 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, after the mission was reassigned from United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket due to ongoing delays. The satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, will be the eighth in the…