Last night at 10:47 p.m. ET (02:47 UTC), SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, breaking their company record of 61 launches in a year. The 62nd launch comes with four months still remaining in the year and plenty of launches still left on the schedule. SpaceX could approach the low 90s by […]
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If the Florida weather cooperates, SpaceX will launch their 9th mission of the month with the Starlink Group 6-13 mission. A Falcon 9 will send 22 V2 mini Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It has been an incredibly busy month for SpaceX from […]
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NASA and SpaceX are moving closer to the launch of Crew 7 to the International Space Station as Crew Dragon has arrived at Launch Complex 39A to be attached to the Falcon 9 second stage. The launch is currently scheduled just one week from now, on August 25th, and is scheduled for 3:49 a.m. ET […]
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SpaceX is looking to launch two Falcon 9 Starlink missions tonight from the East and West Coasts just hours apart. These two launches will represent the 99th and 100th dedicated Starlink mission for the company. First up will be a launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida currently […]
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SpaceX successfully sent 22 more V2 mini Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida very early this morning. Following a few weather delays, the Falcon 9 launched at 1:17 a.m. ET (05:17 UTC), heading to the Southeast to insert the Starlink satellites into the proper 43-degree orbital inclination. […]
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The thick fog didn’t stop the Falcon 9 from launching 15 V2 mini Starlink satellites last night from California. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 9:57 p.m. PT (03:57 UTC) from a very foggy Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. These 15 satellites form the Group 6-20 portion of […]
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22 V2 mini Starlink satellites are well on their way to their operational orbits today following last night’s successful launch atop a Falcon 9, and SpaceX is closing in on its record for launches in a calendar year. Launching at 10:41 p.m. ET (02:41 UTC), the Falcon 9 thundered away from Space Launch Complex 40 […]
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Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The first week of August 2023 featured developments from the SpaceX Starship program, Falcon Heavy to Rocket Lab’s issues launching Electron. Falcon Heavy launches heaviest GTO Satellite – The triple core heavy-lift rocket launched a 9,200-kg communications satellite to geostationary transfer […]
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22 more V2 mini Starlink satellites are set to launch atop a Falcon 9 on Sunday, August 6th. The launch is currently scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET (01:00 UTC on August 7) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SpaceX is keeping up with its high cadence of launches, […]
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Following the delayed launch of the most recent Falcon Heavy launch, NASA and SpaceX have pushed the Crew 7 launch to August 25th. The delay in the launch is due to turning the pad over from its Falcon Heavy configuration to a Crew launch configuration. This will give the teams on the ground more time […]
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