Tag: Starlink
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SpaceX aces 500th Falcon booster landing amid sunrise Starlink mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the Starlink 10-57 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update Sept. 5, 9:40 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the 28 Starlink satellites. SpaceX completed its 500th recovery of a Falcon booster during a Friday morning flight…
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Wednesday sunrise Falcon 9 flight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 10-22 mission on Sept. 3, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update Sept. 3, 9 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed deployment of its Starlink satellites. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soared from Florida’s Space Coast…
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SpaceX’s Tuesday night Starlink features rare debut of a Falcon booster
SpaceX launches the Starlink 17-8 mission using a new Falcon 9 rocket booster. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update Sept. 1 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of its Starlink satellites. SpaceX completed its first Falcon 9 launch of the month,…
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SpaceX’s Sunday morning Falcon 9 launch sends 1,900th Starlink to orbit in 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars past the American flag at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as it began the Starlink 10-14 mission on Aug. 31, 2025. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now Update Aug. 31, 10 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 28 Starlink satellites. SpaceX capped off the month of August with a…
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the vertical position at sunset at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX Update Aug. 30, 1:15 a.m. EDT: SpaceX landed the booster on the drone ship. SpaceX launched 24 Starlink broadband satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday evening on…
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SpaceX launches record-breaking 30th flight of a Falcon 9 booster
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flies from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the Starlink 10-11 mission. This launch featured the Falcon 9 booster, tail number B1067, making its 30th trip to space and back. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now Update Aug. 28, 5:20 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 28 satellites.…
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Launch Roundup: Starship and multiple Falcon 9 launches planned
Seven launches are scheduled this week by SpaceX and CSNA. CSNA will kick off the week with another Guowang launch, SpaceX launched the NAOS (LUXEOSys) & Others mission, as well as Starship on its tenth flight. Then, SpaceX wrapped up the week with four Starlink missions. Chang Zhang 8A | Guowang LEO Group 10 Starting…
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China’s Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink
US defense officials have long worried that China’s Guowang satellite network might give the Chinese military access to the kind of ubiquitous connectivity US forces now enjoy with SpaceX’s Starlink network. It turns out the Guowang constellation could offer a lot more than a homemade Chinese alternative to Starlink’s high-speed consumer-grade broadband service. China has…
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Evaluating Blue Origin’s Mars Telecom Orbiter Proposal
Blue Origin has revealed its concept for a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO), entering a burgeoning field alongside Rocket Lab and Lockheed Martin as companies vie to enhance communications infrastructure for future Mars missions. The announcement highlights a proactive push by private aerospace firms, even as SpaceX remains notably absent from the fray, opting instead for…
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SpaceX flies 24 Starlink satellites on its 100th Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2025
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base to begin the Starlink 17-5 mission on Aug. 18, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update Aug. 18, 2:36 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed deployment of its 24 Starlink satellites. SpaceX launched its 100th Falcon 9 rocket of the year Monday morning.…