SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, April 1 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]
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SpaceX sends off 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 6-80
Good timing in predicting Florida’s weather as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully sent 28 smallsats of Starlink of Group 6-80 on Monday, March 31 to low-Earth orbit after being scrubbed on […]
SpaceX sends off NROL-57 on secret mission and another NROL-69 launch on Monday
On a very foggy Thursday night beside the ocean on March 20 at 11:49 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the NROL-57 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at […]
SpaceX’s eighth Starship flight test still on for today, so far
The eighth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch Monday, March 3. The 60-minute launch window opens at 5:30 p.m. CT. A live webcast of the flight test will […]
UPDATE SpaceX Starlink Group 12-13 smallsats including Direct to Cell moved to Wednesday night
If all goes well SpaceX is now targeting Wednesday, February 26 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit […]
Starship’s eighth flight test as early as Friday
The eighth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Friday, February 28, pending regulatory approval. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 40 […]
SpaceX sends off 23 smallsats from Starlink Group 11-6
Early morning fog was not a problem this time when on Friday, January 24 at 6:07 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink v2 Mini satellites to low-Earth orbit from […]
SpaceX Starlink Group 11-6 launch of 23 smallsats still on Friday from California
SpaceX is targeting Friday, January 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]
SpaceX’s Starlink Group 11-8 smallsat launch aborted 11 seconds before launch
After a SpaceX starlink abort as the countdown reached 11 seconds. The abort was called after a plane flew into SpaceX’s no fly zone. SpaceX is now targeting Monday, January […]
SpaceX’s bittersweet seventh flight test, the loss of Starship but successful catch of booster
All began smoothly as SpaceX’s Starship tore through the skies from Boca Chica, Texas with 33 out of 33 engines working to send it on it’s seventh flight test. All […]