Tag: Falcon 9
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SpaceX launches first dedicated Starlink mission of 2025
SpaceX launches the Starlink 6-71 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, its first dedicated Starlink flight of 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update Jan. 6, 4:54 p.m. EST (2154 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 24 Starlink satellites. SpaceX completed its first Starlink mission of the year on the first Monday…
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Launch Roundup: New Glenn scrubs, SpaceX launches national reconnaissance mission
The first full week of 2025 – and the first part of next week – featured a full lineup of launches from the United States and China, though Blue Origin’s New Glenn scrubbed on its first launch attempt and Starlink Flight 7 moved into the middle of next week. The year’s first Starlink launch, which…
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SpaceX notches first orbital launch of 2025 with mission for UAE-based Space42
A pair of onlookers at Florida’s Apollo Beach watch as SpaceX launches its first Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 in support of Space42’s Thuraya 4-NGS mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update 9:21 p.m. EST (0221 UTC): SpaceX confirms successful deployment of the Thuraya 4-NGS. SpaceX kicked off the year of orbital launches around the globe…
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SpaceX achieves record-breaking 2024, looks ahead to 2025
SpaceX is gearing up for another record-breaking year in 2025 after surpassing all previous record-breaking years in 2024. The company launched 138 times in 2024, 134 of which were with its Falcon family of rockets. While SpaceX suffered three mishaps during the third quarter of the year, the company was able to fix these issues…
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Launch Roundup: New Glenn set for maiden flight, Falcon 9 missions end and start the year
Following an exceptionally busy December, this week started the new year with only four scheduled missions, with the possibility of two flights of heavy launch vehicles within the first ten days of January. On the same day as Starship’s seventh flight, Blue Origin’s New Glenn is expected to take its maiden voyage from Florida. This…
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SpaceX launches 4 Astranis satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) to begin the Astranis: From One to Many mission on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Image: Pete Carstens/MaxQ Productions for Spaceflight Now Update 12:45 p.m. (0545 UTC): SpaceX deployed the four satellites. Following a rare pad abort on Dec. 21, SpaceX launched four satellites…
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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites during final orbital launch of 2024
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars into the clouds during the Starlink 12-6 mission, the final orbital launch around the world in 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Updated Dec. 31 at 1:45 a.m. EST (0645 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 21 Starlink satellites. SpaceX ended its orbital launch year in the same way it…
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SpaceX launches final 2024 mission from Vandenberg
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX Update 10:04 p.m. EST (0304 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 22 Starlink satellites. SpaceX completed its first of three planned Falcon 9 launches before the end of year. The trio began with a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX, China, and Russia maintain busy launch manifests through the holidays
At the start of this week, Monday, Dec. 23, there had been 24 launch attempts worldwide. There was no let-up during the holiday period, with six further launch attempts taking place. The SpaceX launch manifest for this week included a single customer payload and three batches of Starlink satellites. SpaceX’s target of 136 launches for…
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SpaceX launches Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission on Falcon 9 rocket from California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off the pad at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base to begin the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Image: SpaceX Update 6:52 a.m. (1152 UTC): The Falcon 9 booster touched down at Landing Zone 4. SpaceX launched its second, mid-inclination rideshare…