Tag: SpaceX
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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):…
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SpaceX gets Environmental Approval for Starship at SLC-37
After waiting the requisite time for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), SpaceX now has environmental approval to build a Starship launch complex at SLC-37. Not much has changed between the draft and final EISs, but there is still tons of information about where the launch pads will be built, along with some new statistics on…
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Sunset SpaceX launch adds 29 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off near sunset on Dec. 2, 2025, to begin the Starlink 6-95 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 2, 6:36 p.m. EST (2336 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX completed its third Falcon 9 launch in less than two days. The latest was late afternoon…
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Launch Roundup: Launch manifest to feature 10 launches during first week of December
The first week of December features 10 orbital launches from six different providers across four continents. SpaceX will launch five Starlink missions, deploying satellites to various orbital shells from California and Florida. Internationally, Arianespace launched South Korea’s KOMPSAT-7 Earth observation satellite on Vega C, Rocket Lab will fly JAXA’s RAISE-4 technology demonstrator on Electron, and…
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SpaceX launches evening Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flies away from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 15-10 mission on Dec. 1, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update Dec. 2, 1:40 a.m. EST (0640 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 27 Starlink satellites. SpaceX launch its latest Falcon 9 rocket of the year from Vandenberg Space Force Base on…
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SpaceX kicks off December with predawn Falcon 9 rocket launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the Starlink 6-86 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 1, 3 a.m. EST (0800 UTC): SpaceX landed its booster on the droneship. SpaceX kicked off the month of December with a launch supporting its Starlink broadband…
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SpaceX launches 140 spacecraft on Transporter-15 rideshare mission
A glimpse of the 140 payloads onboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission. Image: SpaceX Update Nov. 28, 5:45 p.m. EST (2345 UTC): SpaceX deployed all payloads designed to separate from the rocket. The second time proved to be the charm as SpaceX successfully launched 140 payloads onboard its Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday…
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Booster 19 stacking begins as SpaceX pushes forward from B18 anomaly
Following the anomaly with Booster 18, SpaceX is pushing ahead with the construction of Booster 19 and the subsequent testing of the Block 3 test tanks. However, ahead of Flight 12, there are still many milestones to finish, including building a new booster and completing the new launch pad. Booster 18, Booster 19, B18.1, and…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches 140 payloads on Transporter-15
SpaceX launched 140 commercial payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit on its sixth rideshare mission of the year, Transporter-15. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex 4-E (SLC-4E) on Nov. 28 at 10:44 PST (18:44 UTC). The mission’s first stage, booster B1071, flew on its 30th mission to date, making it…
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SpaceX scrubs Transporter-15 launch, targets Friday for next attempt
SpaceX scrubbed the Transporter-15 mission on Wednesday, Nov. 26, prior to loading liquid oxygen on the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage. Image: SpaceX via livestream Update 1:15 p.m. EST (1815 UTC): SpaceX scrubbed the launch attempt and is now targeting launch on Friday, Nov. 28. SpaceX is preparing to fly dozens of spacecraft into a…