Tag: Starlink
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SpaceX completes 450th Falcon booster landing during Friday Starlink mission
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster 1075 touches down on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love you,’ during the Starlink 11-16 mission. This marked the 450th landing of a Falcon booster to date. Image: SpaceX via broadcast Update May 23, 7 p.m. EDT: SpaceX landed its first stage booster on the droneship. SpaceX sent another a…
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SpaceX Launches New Falcon 9 Booster, Deploys 23 Starlink Satellites After Aborted Attempt
SpaceX successfully launched a new Falcon 9 booster from Cape Canaveral late Tuesday, delivering 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after an automated abort delayed the original launch by one day. Liftoff occurred at 11:19 p.m. EDT (03:19 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40. The mission marked the inaugural flight of booster B1095, the…
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SpaceX scrubs Monday night Falcon 9 launch minutes before liftoff
SpaceX froze the countdown of its Falcon 9 about 2.5 minutes ahead of the planned launch of the Starlink 12-15 mission on Monday, May 19, 2025. A reason for the abort wasn’t given before SpaceX ended its broadcast. Image: SpaceX via livestream Update May 20, 12:14 a.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed its planned launch. SpaceX scrubbed…
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Launch Roundup: Starship Flight 9; SpaceX starts new Starlink shell; China, Russia also launch
This Launch Roundup has been extended to include the launch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 on Tuesday/Wednesday. SpaceX was expected to begin building a new shell for its Starlink constellation last week, launching from Vandenberg to a polar orbit. This mission was postponed until Tuesday and now falls into the scope of this Roundup. Two…
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SpaceX launches 1,000th Starlink satellite of the year during Friday morning mission
Starlink 15-5 lifts off on May 16, 2025 in foggy conditions at Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched another batch of 26 Starlink satellites from California after sunrise Friday morning. With this mission, the company has now launched more than 1,000 of its broadband internet satellites…
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SpaceX launches 475th Falcon 9 rocket to date on afternoon Starlink flight
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 6-67 mission on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now SpaceX returned to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Wednesday afternoon with its Falcon 9 rocket. The company launched…
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites using Falcon booster making a record 28th flight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, to begin the Starlink 6-83 mission. This was the 100th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from LC-39A. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update May 13, 1:30 a.m. EDT: SpaceX landed the first stage booster on its droneship, ‘Just Read…
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SpaceX launches 900th Starlink satellite of 2025 during Saturday morning flight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 6-91 mission on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update May 10, 3:04 a.m. EDT: SpaceX landed its first stage booster on its droneship. SpaceX launched its 900th Starlink satellite…
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SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Bast to begin the Starlink 15-3 mission on Friday, May 9, 2025. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force of the month, after previously scrubbing the flight nearly a week ago.…
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SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites on 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 6-93 mission on May 6, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update May 6, 9:51 p.m. EDT: SpaceX landed its first stage booster on the droneship, ‘Just Read the Instructions.’ SpaceX launched its…