Tag: Falcon 9
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SpaceX launches 350th Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink flight from Cape Canaveral
The 350th Falcon 9 rocket launches on June 27, 2024, on the Starlink 10-3 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 8:00 a.m. EDT: SpaceX launched the Starlink 10-3 mission. SpaceX is marking two key records with the launch of its latest batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Starlink 10-3 mission…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon Heavy returns with GOES-U, Firefly Alpha launch attempt
Following a week in which Tropical Storm Alberto brought high seas, wind, and rain-related delays to the launch schedule in Florida, SpaceX managed to get back on track this week with launches from all three of the active Falcon launch pads, including a Falcon Heavy. Toward the end of the week, the Japanese Aerospace and…
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SpaceX completes Falcon 9 double launch day with Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Station
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 9-2 mission on June 23, 2024. Image: SpaceX SpaceX completed another double launch day with a West Coast launch of 20 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, including 13 featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff of the Starlink 9-2 mission happened at 8:47…
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SpaceX marks record 20th flight with Falcon 9 payload fairing half on Starlink mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars above Florida’s Space Coast amid the Starlink 10-2 mission on June 23, 2024. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now SpaceX completed the launch of its first Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in more than two weeks on Saturday. The last time the company attempted to launch…
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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Station
A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which included the first six featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. The batch launched on the Starlink 7-9 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 2, 2024. Image: SpaceX Update 12:09 a.m. EDT: SpaceX launches the Starlink 9-1 mission. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday…
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SpaceX launches SES’s Astra 1P television satellite following two weather scrubs
Following two weather scrubs in as many days, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on the SES Astra 1P mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update 6:53 p.m. EDT: SpaceX deployed the Astra 1P satellite. The third time turned out to be the charm for SpaceX as it…
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Launch Roundup: Electron launches for the 50th time; Falcon 9 returns to normal operations
Concluding a rare week that was void of any launches and riddled with scrubs, the spaceflight industry looks to return to the planned course of action with four launches from all over the world. This week, the 50th launch of Electron has taken flight, and SpaceX and CASC continue to dominate the launch calendar. SpaceX…
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SpaceX experiences a rare mission scrub of its Falcon 9 rocket at the moment engine ignition
A rare abort of a Falcon 9 launch at the moment of engine ignition. The Starlink 10-2 mission was called off on its third launch attempt in as many days. Image: Spaceflight Now Update 5:40 p.m. EDT: SpaceX aborted the mission as the Falcon 9’s engines began to fire. SpaceX struck out for a third…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9’s busy launch cadence struggles
Following an extremely eventful week in Spaceflight, this week was expected to be a return to “business as usual”, with two SpaceX Starlink missions, one each from Vandenberg and Florida, and a Falcon 9 launching a customer satellite making up the launch manifest for the week. Unfortunately, the weather led to delays and cancellations, and…
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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on 14th anniversary of the first Falcon 9 launch
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 8-5 mission on June 4, 2024. The mission coincided with the 14th anniversary of the first Falcon 9 launch in 2010. Image: Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday night, 14 years to the…