SpaceX today successfully launched the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission, deploying multiple satellites to low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 7:29 a.m. PT (10:29 a.m. ET). Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/5c215blpg7 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 2, 2023 The […]
SpaceX on Saturday launched Intelsat’s Galaxy-31 and Galaxy-32 satellites to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) aboard a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket lifted off at 11:06 a.m. ET/8:06 a.m. PT in what was SpaceX’s 52nd mission of 2022. This […]
After successfully launching 53 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, May 13, SpaceX is now aiming for back-to-back Starlink missions on consecutive days. Elon Musk’s space exploration and satellite internet company plans to deploy another 53 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from […]
Last week, SpaceX successfully launched a cargo Dragon capsule chock-full of supplies and holiday gifts to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a brand new Falcon 9 rocket, B1069, as part of its CRS-24 mission for NASA. The subsequent recovery of the B1069 first-stage booster marked SpaceX’s 100th successful landing of an orbital-class rocket. However, both […]
As space travel becomes a more regular reality week-to-week, SpaceX is continually announcing new launches, with the latest coming in as recently as this morning. SpaceX held another launch on Thursday, with the Falcon 9 lifting off at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Complex 40 launch center at 12:09 p.m. EDT, according to the SpaceX website. The […]
