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Satellite Launches News 24 June 2025 - 6 November 2025

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida; targets another 28 from Vandenberg today (Nov. 6, 2025)

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida; targets another 28 from Vandenberg today (Nov. 6, 2025)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., & VANDENBERG SFB, Calif. — Nov. 6, 2025. SpaceX capped Wednesday night with a successful Starlink liftoff from Florida and is aiming for a second Falcon 9 launch today from California—another rapid‑cadence one‑two that keeps the company on pace for a record year. Spaceflight Now+1 What happened overnight on Florida’s Space Coast A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s SLC‑40 at 8:31:10 p.m. EST on Nov. 5 (01:31:10 UTC Nov. 6), carrying 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on mission Starlink 6‑81. SpaceX confirmed the full batch deployed a little more than an hour
6 November 2025
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SpaceX Wins $81.6 Million U.S. Space Force Deal to Launch WSF-M2 Weather Satellite in 2027

SpaceX’s Spectacular Launch Weekend: 50 Satellites Launched, But Troubles Loom

Weekend Launches and Starlink Expansion On Sept. 25 and 27, 2025, SpaceX sent two Falcon 9 rockets aloft from Vandenberg SFB in California, each deploying a batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Sept. 25 mission (Starlink 17-11) lifted off at 9:26 p.m. local time with 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites edhat.com space.com. A first-stage booster landed on the droneship OCISLY about 8½ minutes later space.com. Two days later, on Sept. 27 at 7:20 a.m. Pacific Time, Falcon 9 carried 26 more Starlink satellites into orbit ksby.com. KSBY News reports that after stage separation the booster again returned to OCISLY for a precision
27 September 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Satellite Launch Blitz, Bold Missions, and a Shuttle’s Surprise Move (Aug 6–7, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Satellite Launch Blitz, Bold Missions, and a Shuttle’s Surprise Move (Aug 6–7, 2025)

On Aug 7, SpaceX launched 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral at 10:01 a.m. EDT, increasing the operational Kuiper fleet from 78 to 102 and with the first-stage booster landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Rocket Lab’s Aug 5 Electron launch deployed the QPS-SAR-12 “Kushinada-I” SAR satellite into a 575 km orbit from Launch Complex 1, marking Rocket Lab’s 69th Electron flight and the fifth dedicated iQPS mission. China’s Long March 12 from Wenchang on Aug 4 launched 18 low-orbit internet satellites for GalaxySpace, the seventh batch in eight days, bringing GalaxySpace
7 August 2025
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Must-Know Satellite Tech Events in 2025–2026: Launches, Conferences, and Game-Changing Dates

Must-Know Satellite Tech Events in 2025–2026: Launches, Conferences, and Game-Changing Dates

The Space Symposium will host its 40th edition on April 7–10, 2025 in Colorado Springs, with the 41st edition scheduled for April 13–16, 2026. SATELLITE Conference & GovSatCom will be held in Washington, DC in 2025 March 11–13 and in 2026 March 23–26. The IAC 2025 will take place in Sydney from September 29 to October 3 with the 76th edition themed “Space: Transit to a New Era,” and IAC 2026 is planned for October 5–9 in Antalya. The 39th SmallSat Conference is scheduled for August 11–13, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah, with 2026 dates typically in late August
24 June 2025
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