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

The Falcon 9 rocket goes upright at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. The next batch of 23 Starlink satellites for SpaceX’s space-based internet service are scheduled to ride a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Sunday from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX announced …

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Live coverage: SpaceX attempting modern-day launch turnaround record with Falcon 9 Starlink mission

File photo a a Falcon 9 prior to a Starlink satellite delivery mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is going for a double header as the end of the year approaches. A Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch the Starlink 6-36 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:01 p.m. EST (0401 UTC) on Thursday. …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability

A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to support the Starlink 7-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission also includes the first six satellites that will be used for the company’s direct-to-cell service. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is looking to rebound from a week of scuttled launches with a Falcon 9 launch from California. The …

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Live Coverage: Falcon 9 to follow Falcon Heavy in launch doubleheader

A Falcon 9 stands ready for launch with 23 Starlink satellites on pad 40. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX is planning a Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Monday night, less than three hours after the scheduled launch of a Falcon Heavy from nearby pad 39A. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to send 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on 90th Falcon launch of 2023

File photo a a Falcon 9 prior to a Starlink satellite delivery mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is preparing to hit another milestone with its late Wednesday night Starlink mission launch. The flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station will mark the company’s 90th orbital launch in 2023 and its 280th Falcon 9 launch to date. …

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

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

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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Capitol Hill budget battle may limit initial funding of some National Security Space Launch missions

A ULA Vulcan rocket during a testing campaign (left) and a Falcon Heavy rocket at liftoff (right). Both launch vehicles were tapped to launch National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions during the fifth and final ordering year procurement by the U.S. Space Systems Command. Images: ULA, SpaceX The U.S. Space Systems Command revealed the details …

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

Updated: California launch slips. SpaceX is planning a Starlink delivery mission from Cape Canaveral Tuesday night, the first of two planned Falcon 9 launches in less than 48 hours. Liftoff from pad 40 is scheduled for 11:01 p.m. EST (0401 UTC). Near-perfect weather is forecast for the launch of 23 more satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink …

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SpaceX poised for ‘mid-November’ launch of second Starship test flight

Aerial view of the fully stacked Starship vehicle at Starbase, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2023. Image: SpaceX. More than half a year after its first flight, SpaceX believes it’s on the cusp of getting to launch its Starship rocket for a second time. On Friday afternoon, the company updated its website to announce that the …

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