SpaceX launched its 12th mission of the month on Sunday, sending 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The 23 Starlink satellites started their journey to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:08 pm ET and were successfully deployed just over an hour later. Liftoff and ascent of […]
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During its most recent Starlink mission, which occurred last night, SpaceX landed the 300th Falcon rocket. The 300 mark is split between both Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy but does not count as recovered rockets, as two of these rockets, a Falcon Heavy center core and a Falcon 9, tipped over at sea after successful […]
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SpaceX successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 for the 20th time on Friday, April 12th, marking a new milestone for flight-proven rockets. The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which broke its own turn-around record with just 2 days, 19 hours, and 42 minutes between launches. […]
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SpaceX successfully launched a new-generation weather satellite for the Department of Defense on Thursday, April 11th, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 7:25 a.m. PT to complete the USSF-62 mission. The payload on board was the Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M1) satellite. […]
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SpaceX launched another batch of 23 Starlink satellites to orbit very early this morning. The launch was originally meant to launch at 12:04 am ET but was shifted a couple of times due to unknown reasons until settling on a launch time of 1:40 am ET. Engines full power and liftoff! pic.twitter.com/L4MbnK53wz — SpaceX (@SpaceX) […]
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SpaceX began the deployment of their Direct to Cell Starlink satellites following a successful launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Saturday evening. Of the 21 satellites launched, 6 of them feature an advanced modem that is capable of connecting directly to cell phones the same way phones connect to land-based cell towers. Liftoff […]
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SpaceX launched its first Bandwagon rideshare mission on Sunday, sending eleven payloads to orbit. The mission took off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center to send the satellites to a mid-inclination orbit. Liftoff of Bandwagon-1! pic.twitter.com/wdf6ZaCA91 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 7, 2024 This is the second type of rideshare offered by SpaceX, which […]
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As SpaceX looks to continue its quest to achieve over 140 launches this year, its marine fleet is functioning at an insane pace. SpaceX currently operates a trio of autonomous spaceport drone ships, two fairing recovering ships, and two Crew/Cargo Dragon recovery ships. In years past, SpaceX has been able to comfortably launch missions and […]
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SpaceX could launch two batches of Starlinks and a telecommunications satellite this weekend to cap an incredibly busy month. The company has already completed 11 launches this month, including the 3rd flight test of Starship, an incredible pace of developing the world’s most powerful rocket and safely launching flight-proven Falcon 9 rockets at the same […]
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NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch the 30th resupply mission to the International Space Station no earlier than Thursday, March 21st, at 4:55 pm ET. The Cargo Dragon capsule will send thousands of pounds of supplies and experiments to the ISS, helping maintain the orbiting outpost. New @ISS_Research and technologies for @NASA are set […]
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