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Live Coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Starlink mission

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File photo a a Falcon 9 prior to a Starlink satellite delivery mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX continues with a busy weekend as it prepares to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station late Saturday night. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 is targeting 11:00 p.m. EST (0400 UTC). If the company …

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Amazon buys three launches from SpaceX for rival internet constellation

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A pair of prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet constellation are encapsulated in a pair of payload fairings for launch aboard a ULA Atlas 5 rocket. Image: ULA Tech giant Amazon is adding a fifth rocket to launch its satellite internet constellation. In a surprise move on Friday afternoon, the company announced it purchased …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch ride share mission with South Korean spy satellite, first Irish satellite

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A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Korea 425 mission from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX Kicking off the month of December for SpaceX is a Falcon 9 ride share mission with a payload of 25 spacecraft on board. The launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base is headlined by the …

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Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral on Starlink mission

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The next batch of Starlink satellites for SpaceX’s space-based internet service is due to ride a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Monday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled during a four-hour window with the first launch opportunity at 11:01 p.m. EST (0401 UTC). There are seven back up launch times, with …

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Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellite

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SpaceX was racing to get a Falcon 9 rocket ready to fly from Cape Canaveral Tuesday evening as launch preparations fell behind schedule. Currently liftoff with a batch of 23 Starlink satellites is planned for 1:47 a.m. EST (0647 UTC) Wednesday morning. The Starlink 6-29 mission was originally targeted for 11:01 p.m. EST (0401 UTC) …

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Live coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California

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File photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX will make another attempt to launch a Falcon 9 from the West Coast with a batch of 22 Starlink satellites at 10:33 p.m. PST Sunday (1:33 a.m. EST / 0633 UTC Monday). Early Sunday …

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Live Coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 stands ready for launch on a Starlink delivery mission. Image: Spaceflight Now. A Falcon 9 rocket is to launch tonight with another batch of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink internet service. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is planned for 11 p.m. EDT (0400 UTC). The 45th Weather …

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Live coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 3rd pair of O3b mPOWER satellites from Cape Canaveral

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On its second Falcon 9 mission of the weekend, SpaceX will launch a pair of internet-providing satellites for Luxembourg-based company, SES. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is planned during an 89-minute window that opens at 4:08 p.m. EST (2108 UTC). According to the 45th Weather Squadron’s launch …

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SpaceX to launch 90 payloads on Transporter-9 Falcon 9 mission from Vandenberg

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For the fourth time in 2023, SpaceX will launch a smallsat rideshare mission to low Earth orbit with a multitude of payloads. The Transporter-9 mission is set to launch during a 55-minute window starting at 10:49 a.m. PST (18:49 UTC) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX said the launch will include 113 payloads, …

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SpaceX launches Dragon cargo ship to space station

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A long-exposure from the beach at Cape Canaveral captures the first-stage and second-stage burns, plus the entry and landing burns of the first-stage. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. Lighting up the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaked into orbit in spectacular fashion Thursday, kicking off a 32-hour rendezvous with the International Space Station to …

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