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

Cape Canaveral Rocket Launch Today (Nov. 15, 2025): SpaceX Falcon 9 Sends Starlink 6‑85 to Orbit at 1:44 a.m. ET; Booster Lands on ‘JRTI’

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX kicked off Saturday, November 15, 2025, with an overnight Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, lofting 29 Starlink satellites on mission Starlink 6‑85 at 1:44 a.m. Eastern (06:44 UTC). The veteran first stage, core B1078, completed its 24th flight and touched down on the Atlantic droneship Just Read the Instructions (JRTI) a little over eight minutes after liftoff. Spaceflight Now+1 Launch at a glance What happened overnight The Falcon 9 climbed away from Space Launch Complex‑40 right on time, marking another routine—but high‑tempo—Starlink deployment for SpaceX. The company reported a successful droneship
15 November 2025
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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida; targets another 28 from Vandenberg today (Nov. 6, 2025)

SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9, Breaking Florida’s Annual Launch Record — Nov. 11, 2025

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — November 11, 2025. SpaceX capped a late‑night Falcon 9 flight with the successful deployment of 29 Starlink internet satellites and a smooth droneship landing, a mission that pushed Florida’s Space Coast to a new single‑year record for orbital‑class launches. Liftoff occurred at 10:21 p.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 10 (03:21 UTC on Nov. 11) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Space+1 Key facts at a glance Launch and deployment Falcon 9 climbed through clear night skies from Cape Canaveral at 10:21 p.m. EST (03:21 UTC), beginning a roughly hour‑long ascent to
11 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 Starlink update for Nov. 7, 2025: 29‑satellite Falcon 9 lined up at Kennedy as FAA imposes overnight launch window; California mission lofts 28 satellites

SpaceX is targeting a pre‑dawn Starlink launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Saturday, days after a West Coast Falcon 9 carried 28 satellites to orbit—and as a new FAA order confines U.S. commercial launches to overnight hours starting Nov. 10. What’s scheduled at Kennedy Space Center SpaceX is preparing the Starlink Group 10‑51 mission from Launch Complex 39A at KSC. The company is aiming for 7:10 a.m. EST (12:10 UTC) on Saturday, Nov. 8, flying a Falcon 9 on a northeasterly trajectory. The first stage is planned to land on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) positioned in
8 November 2025
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Falcon 9’s ‘Jellyfish’ Launch & Webb’s Moon-Forming Disk – Space News Roundup (Sept 29–30, 2025)

Falcon 9’s ‘Jellyfish’ Launch & Webb’s Moon-Forming Disk – Space News Roundup (Sept 29–30, 2025)

Key Facts SpaceX & Other Launch Highlights SpaceX capped September with a spectacular twilight launch. On Sept. 28 (local time), a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg SFB carrying 28 Starlink v2 Mini satellites space.com. Reaching dusk, the rocket’s exhaust expanded into the upper atmosphere and caught the Sun’s rays, creating a brilliant “space jellyfish” effect visible from hundreds of miles. Space.com’s Brett Tingley, camping in Afton Canyon (Mojave), marveled, “I’ve seen plenty of Falcon 9 ‘jellyfish’ online but never in person. It was lit up gorgeously from below by the setting sun…” space.com. The booster landed on the drone ship “Of Course
30 September 2025
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rockets 28 More Starlink Satellites – Ties Monthly Launch Record

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rockets 28 More Starlink Satellites – Ties Monthly Launch Record

Falcon 9 Launch Details and Milestones On Sept. 28, SpaceX executed a textbook launch from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 4E. The Falcon 9 booster B1063, standing vertically on the pad, ignited and soared away at 7:04 p.m. PDT spaceflightnow.com. After clearing the pad, it flew on a south-easterly trajectory toward orbit. About 8½ minutes later the first stage used its grid fins and engines to steer back to Earth, touching down cleanly on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean spaceflightnow.com thenews.com.pk. The second stage continued upwards and deployed the 28 Starlink satellites roughly an
29 September 2025
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SpaceX: Comprehensive Overview of History, Technologies, Missions, and Future Plans

SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Launch Set for Sept. 21, 2025 – Mission Details, Viewing Tips & More

The sections below delve deeper into the mission details, rocket background, viewing opportunities, expert insights, recent developments, and how this launch fits into the broader spaceflight landscape. Mission Overview: Starlink Launch from Florida’s Space Coast SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket before dawn on Sunday from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, carrying another batch of Starlink internet satellites to orbit. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (0920 GMT) on Sept. 21 spaceflightnow.com, though the launch window remains open until 9:20 a.m. in case of minor delays mynews13.com. The mission, designated Starlink Group 10-27, will see the
20 September 2025
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SpaceX’s Next California Rocket Blast: Falcon 9 Spy-Sat Launch – When and How to Watch

SpaceX’s Next California Rocket Blast: Falcon 9 Spy-Sat Launch – When and How to Watch

SpaceX’s Busy Launch Month in California September 2025 has been especially busy for SpaceX in California. Earlier in the month, a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg successfully lofted 21 military satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA) – part of a new Pentagon communications network in low orbit spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com. Just days later, another Falcon 9 from Vandenberg carried a batch of Starlink internet satellites to orbit spaceflightnow.com. Now SpaceX is turning around for yet another mission from Vandenberg: the NROL-48 reconnaissance satellite launch for the NRO. For casual spectators, the rapid cadence might blur the differences between missions. Whether the
20 September 2025
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SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch Triple “Space Weather” Mission Guarding Earth

SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch Triple “Space Weather” Mission Guarding Earth

Unveiling a New “Space Weather” Mission Trio In a single launch, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will boost a trio of missions that promise to illuminate how the Sun influences our cosmic neighborhood – and help protect Earth from the Sun’s outbursts. NASA’s IMAP, NOAA’s SWFO-L1, and NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory will all ride into space together, bound for a point about one million miles from Earth in the direction of the Sun science.nasa.gov. There, at the Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange point, the three spacecraft can maintain a stable position and continuously face the Sun, an ideal vantage to monitor solar emissions and
19 September 2025
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SpaceX Wins $81.6 Million U.S. Space Force Deal to Launch WSF-M2 Weather Satellite in 2027

SpaceX Rocket Showdown: Falcon 9 vs Falcon Heavy vs Starship – Which Rocket Rules 2025?

Falcon 9’s first flight occurred in June 2010; the two‑stage rocket is 70 m tall, 3.7 m in diameter, uses nine Merlin 1D engines on the first stage and one Merlin Vacuum on the second, delivers about 7,600 kN of thrust at liftoff, carries ~22.8 t to LEO, and its first stage (Block 5) is reusable. Falcon Heavy’s maiden flight took place in February 2018; at 70 m tall with a total span of 12.2 m, it uses three Falcon 9 cores, produces about 22,819 kN of thrust, can deliver ~63.8 t to LEO (expendable), and its side boosters are
20 August 2025
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