Falcon 9

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base

File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX As the month of March winds down, SpaceX hopes to squeeze in one more launch from California with a batch of 22 of its Starlink satellites on board. Liftoff of the Starlink 7-18 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base is set …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX’s Starlink V2 Mini satellites inside a payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday evening with 23 Starlink satellites on board. This mission will mark the 175th launch for SpaceX from its workhorse pad to date. Liftoff of …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch at pad 39A on a mission to deliver another 23 Starlink satellites to orbit. Image: Spaceflight Now. SpaceX is gearing up for the first of two Starlink missions from Cape Canaveral in 48 hours. A Falcon 9 rocket will launch from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space …

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Live coverage: Dragon flights return to Cape Canaveral’s pad 40 with SpaceX’s 30th cargo mission to the Space Station

For the first time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon 2 spacecraft on top is positioned in launch configuration at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is gearing up for the next phase of launches from Cape Canaveral that is, in a way, a callback to a previous …

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SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base

File photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at pad 4E ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is gearing up for another busy week following the third test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday and three Falcon 9 missions. The company is planning for a Monday launch with 22 Starlink satellites …

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Live coverage: SpaceX targets Wednesday evening Starlink launch, prepares for Starship’s 3rd flight

A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to support the Starlink 6-44 launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 13, 2024. Image: Spaceflight Now SpaceX is busily preparing for two missions from launchpads in both Florida and Texas. It’s poised to launch the third integrated flight test (IFT-3) of its Starship …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base

File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX hopes to complete a double launch day on Sunday with the flight of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Starlink 7-17 mission will add another 23 satellites to the growing low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starlink mission, prepares to undock a Crew Dragon from ISS Monday

File photo a a Falcon 9 prior to a Starlink satellite delivery mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is closing out the weekend with a pair of planned Falcon 9 launches from Florida and California while also preparing for the undocking of Crew Dragon Endurance from the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket supporting the Starlink …

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SpaceX launched Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites

A Falcon 9 rocket soars through thick fog around Florida’s Space Coast during the launch of the Starlink 6-41 mission on Monday, March 4, 2024. Image: Pete Carstens/Max Q Productions for Spaceflight Now Coming on the heels of the successful launch of the four-person Crew-8 mission heading up to the International Space Station, SpaceX pulled …

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Live coverage: Propulsion demo, climate change monitoring satellite among 53 payloads on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 rideshare flight

A collection of 53 payloads are encapsulated inside a pair of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 payload fairings ahead of the launch of the Transporter-10 rideshare mission set for March 4, 2024. Image: SpaceX For a tenth time in a little more than three years, SpaceX will conduct a rideshare mission, carrying dozens of small payloads, called …

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