Tag: Starlink
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 streaks across the sky from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on July 29, 2025, to begin the Starlink 10-29 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched its next batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 streaks across the sky from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on July 29, 2025, to begin the Starlink 10-29 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched its next batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch Crew-11 to ISS; ISRO and NASA launch new SAR satellite
With 11 launches scheduled worldwide, this week’s launch roundup is among the busiest of 2025 so far. SpaceX is expected to conduct four missions with the workhorse Falcon 9, including the crewed Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. Blue Origin’s New Shepard took six humans to suborbital space this week. Internationally, the first-ever domestically…
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into a polar orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky away from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 17-2 mission on July 27, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update July 26, 12:56 a.m.: The Falcon 9 booster landed on the droneship. SpaceX launched another 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit onboard a Falcon 9 rocket flying…
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into a polar orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky away from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 17-2 mission on July 27, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update July 26, 12:56 a.m.: The Falcon 9 booster landed on the droneship. SpaceX launched another 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit onboard a Falcon 9 rocket flying…
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Launch Roundup: Russian and European science missions launched during busy week
Seven launches took place this week. Four of these are Falcon 9s, with SpaceX launching two customer missions and two Starlink missions. Internationally, Russia and Europe have both launched science payloads, while, in Australia, Gilmour Space intended to attempt to launch its Eris rocket once again, but has delayed again, into next week. In China,…
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit on Falcon 9 rocket from California
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position during sunset at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX Update July 19, 12:19 a.m. EDT: SpaceX adjusted the launch time. SpaceX launched for a rare launch of its Starlink Version 2 Mini satellites into a…
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SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
SpaceX’s Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites pictured before the batch of 26 were deployed from the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage. Image: SpaceX Update July 16, 1 a.m.: SpaceX confirmed deployment of the satellites. SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base about an hour before sunset on…
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Launch Roundup: Chinese cargo resupply mission, Falcon 9 launches Kuiper satellites
This week features several missions scheduled to launch from sites all around the world. China has launched its latest cargo resupply mission to the Tiangong space station, while Gilmour Space had expected to attempt the maiden launch of its Eris rocket from Australia – this is now delayed into next week. As usual, SpaceX is…
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The Space Traffic Report: Starlink, ISS docking, and upcoming Falcon 9 & Kuiper launches
This past week marked a relatively quiet period for orbital launches, but there was still plenty of movement above Earth — from a new batch of Starlink satellites joining the constellation, to supply missions coming and going from two different space stations. Here’s your weekly rundown of what moved in orbit and what to watch…