SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket transits the face of the sun moments after liftoff Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography SpaceX’s third Starlink satellite delivery mission in five days departed Florida’s Space Coast just after sunrise Wednesday, adding 53 more mass-produced communications spacecraft to the company’s broadband internet network. A Falcon ...
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Live coverage: SpaceX rocket, Starlink satellites poised for launch at dawn
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Starlink 4-18 mission launched SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on . SFN Live SpaceX’s third Starlink satellite deployment mission in five days is set for launch at 6:20 a.m. EDT ...
Read More »SpaceX passes 2,500 satellites launched for Starlink internet network
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket climbs into the sky over Vandenberg Space Force Base to begin the Starlink 4-13 mission. Credit: Gene Blevins / LA Daily News SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Friday afternoon from California’s Central Coast with another batch 53 Starlink internet satellites, pushing the total number of spacecraft launched in the network above 2,500, including testbeds ...
Read More »SpaceX planning two Starlink launches Friday and Saturday, weather permitting
File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket on the SLC-4E launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credit: National Reconnaissance Office Weather permitting, SpaceX teams in California and Florida plan to launch two Falcon 9 rockets Friday and Saturday, each hauling 53 more Starlink satellites to join the company’s global broadband network. The missions will mark the 19th and 20th ...
Read More »More Starlink satellites ride into orbit on predawn launch of Falcon 9 rocket
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off to begin the Starlink 4-17 mission. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center at first light Friday with 53 Starlink internet satellites, completing an all-nighter of space operations just five hours after returning four astronauts to a splashdown off the west coast of Florida. ...
Read More »Live coverage: SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Starlink 4-17 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on . SFN Live SpaceX launched another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites at 5:42 a.m. EDT (0942 GMT) Friday ...
Read More »SpaceX rolls out rocket for another Starlink deployment mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 39A Thursday. Credit: Spaceflight Now SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Thursday, ready for a pre-sunrise blastoff Friday with 53 more Starlink internet satellites, using a booster stage flying for a record-tying 12th time. Liftoff is set for 5:42 a.m. EDT (0942 GMT) ...
Read More »SpaceX shooting for rocket turnaround record with next Starlink launch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lands on a drone ship April 8 after launching the Ax-1 private crew mission. The same booster will be used again for the Starlink 4-16 mission west for liftoff April 29. Credit: SpaceX With a mission Friday to deploy more Starlink internet satellites, SpaceX will try to shave nearly a week off the company’s previous record ...
Read More »Live coverage: SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-16 mission launched SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on . SFN Live SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket at 5:27 p.m. EDT (2127 GMT) Friday from Cape Canaveral ...
Read More »Live coverage: SpaceX rocket launches with more Starlink satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-14 mission launched SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on . SFN Live SpaceX Webcast SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:51 ...
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