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SpaceX launches 6-ton ViaSat-3 F3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket

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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 29, 2026. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now SpaceX’s most powerful operational rocket, the Falcon Heavy, lifted off Wednesday carrying a massive communications satellite on its 12th flight since 2018. The 27 Merlin engines …

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Live coverage: SpaceX seeks second attempt at Falcon Heavy launch following weather scrub on Monday

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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket stands in the vertical launch position ahead of the flight of the ViaSat-3 Flight 3 mission for Viasat. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now SpaceX will try again Wednesday to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, following a last-minute scrub Monday due to poor weather. The heavy lift rocket …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final ViaSat-3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket

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File: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket supporting the ViaSat-3 Americas mission stands in launch position at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch its first Falcon Heavy rocket in more than a year and a half. The Monday morning flight of the triple booster rocket from NASA’s Kennedy …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on 550th Falcon 9 rocket

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File – SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands in the vertical launch position at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the launch of the Starlink 17-5 mission on Aug. 18, 2025. This was the ninth flight for Falcon 9 booster, tail number B1088. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to pass 2,000 Starlink satellites deployed in 2025 with Saturday launch

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File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX SpaceX will launch its 2,000th Starlink satellite of the year when its Falcon 9 rocket takes flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday morning. The mission, dubbed Starlink 17-9, will carry 24 broadband …

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SpaceX’s Falcon rocket family reaches 200 straight successful missions

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SpaceX’s launch of 51 more Starlink internet satellites Wednesday from California marked the 200th consecutive successful mission for the company’s Falcon rocket family, a record unmatched by any other space launch vehicle. The string of successes dates back to September 2016, when a Falcon 9 rocket exploded on a launch pad during pre-flight testing at …

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First launch for Pentagon’s own mega-constellation set for Thursday

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This artist’s concept illustrates how the Space Development Agency’s mesh network will detect and track missiles, relay data, and perform navigation and tech demo missions. Credit: Space Development Agency The U.S. military’s Space Development Agency, established in 2019 to fast-track new national security capabilities in orbit, plans to launch the first 10 satellites for a …

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