Tag: Starlink
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If Starlink is turned off in Ukraine, are there any good alternatives?
Lately, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has taken an aggressive posture toward Europe. He has called for the United States to exit NATO, a strategic alliance that has been the bedrock of trans-Atlantic cooperation since the end of World War II. Musk has also championed right-wing populism that seeks to topple existing governments on the continent.…
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SpaceX launches Starlink 12-21 mission following back-to-back scrubs
A streak shot of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it soared away from Florida’s Space Coast. The launch of the Starlink 12-21 mission was captured next to a riverboat about 47 miles away in St. Cloud, Florida. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update March 12, 11 p.m. ET: B1069 landed on the droneship, ‘A Shortfall…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and Firefly set to launch amid busy launch manifest
This week, a busy launch manifest saw SpaceX launch the Crew-10 and two Starlink missions from Florida and the delayed SPHEREx/PUNCH and Transporter 13 missions from California. Outside of the United States, Rocket Lab flew an Electron from New Zealand. A Chang Zhang 8 rocket launched from a new commercial pad in China which also…
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Launch Roundup: Starship and Ariane 6 launch after scrubs
SpaceX launches Starship’s eighth flight test, Arianespace’s Ariane 6 launches from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, and China sends another Chang Zheng 3B/E to space. Ariane 6 kicks off the week by launching high-resolution reconnaissance satellites for the French Space Agency, followed by Starship’s eighth flight test. Then, Chang Zheng 3B/E takes another…
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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX rocket ascends from Space Launch Complex 40 on the Starlink 12-20 mission on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Image: Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket of the month and its first Starlink flight since reportedly reaching 5 million subscribers for the satellite internet service on Sunday night. Liftoff of the Starlink…
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SpaceX launches Starlink 12-13 mission on third attempt
Updated at 10:57 p.m. EST, Feb 26: SpaceX landed the first stage booster on the droneship. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) to begin the Starlink 12-13 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Following two days of scrubbed attempts, SpaceX managed to send 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into…
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SpaceX crosses 8,000 total Starlink satellites launched with latest Falcon 9 flight
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX Update 9:08 p.m. EST (0208 UTC): SpaceX landed the booster on the droneship. SpaceX launched the first of two planned Starlink flights over the weekend. Up first was the launch of the Starlink 15-1…
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Mere weeks after Starship’s breakup, the vehicle may soon fly again
A little over a month after SpaceX’s large Starship launch ended in an explosion over several Caribbean islands, the company is preparing its next rocket for a test flight. According to a notice posted by the Federal Aviation Administration, the eighth test flight of the Starship vehicle could take place as early as February 26…
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SpaceX launches 450th Falcon rocket on Starlink 12-14 mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) to begin the Starlink 12-14 mission on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Image: John Pisani Updated 6:26 a.m. EST: SpaceX confirms booster landing on the droneship. SpaceX launched its latest batch of 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit Friday morning. The…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 achieves Bahamas booster landing; Electron flies 60th mission
Three Falcon 9 Starlink missions and a Rocket Lab Electron launch from New Zealand made up the launch manifest for this week. The first Starlink flight of the week saw a Falcon booster land within Bahamian waters for the first time, while Electron’s launch marked the 60th flight of the rocket since its first flight…