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[SpaceX Launching 22 Starlink Satellites From Florida June 13] SpaceX is scheduled to launch 22 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday (June 13). The Starlink satellites will lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a two-hour window that opens at 4:46 p.m. EDT (2046 GMT). SpaceX had planned to launch the mission on Wednesday evening (June 12) but pushed the try back by about 24 hours. SpaceX will stream the action live via its account on X, beginning about five minutes before launch. The Falcon 9's first stage will come back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch, if all goes according to plan, landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. It will be the 16th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Ten of its 15 flights to date have been Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, will continue carrying the 22 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, deploying them about 53 minutes after liftoff. SpaceX has launched 60 orbital missions so far in 2024, which works out to an average of one liftoff every 2.7 days. Forty-three of these launches have been dedicated to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of nearly 6,100 operational spacecraft. Source: https://lnkd.in/exNej3sc #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites From Florida, Its 7th Liftoff In A Week] SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast this morning (Nov. 21), continuing a very busy stretch for the company. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:07 a.m. EST (1607 GMT), the beginning of a nearly four-hour-long window. The Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff as planned, touching down on the SpaceX droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the 20th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Sixteen of those flights have been Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage continued hauling the 24 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO); it will deploy them there about 65 minutes after liftoff. Today's launch was the seventh for SpaceX in the past week, and the sixth flown by a Falcon 9 in that span. The other recent liftoff was the sixth-ever test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket. That mission, which occurred on Tuesday (Nov. 19), was a success; both stages of the giant vehicle aced their ocean splashdowns as planned. Source: https://lnkd.in/eUFdur6v #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launching 24 Starlink Satellites From Florida On Monday] SpaceX plans to launch 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Monday (Nov. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday during a four-hour window that opens at 4:02 p.m. EST (2102 GMT). The launch had originally been planned for Sunday evening, but was delayed due to "unfavorable recovery weather conditions," according to SpaceX. SpaceX will webcast the launch live via X, beginning about five minutes before liftoff. If all goes to plan, the Falcon 9's first stage will come back to Earth for a vertical touchdown about eight minutes after liftoff on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas," which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. It will be the 12th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Five of its previous 11 flights were Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, will continue carrying the 24 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO), deploying them there about 65 minutes after liftoff. Monday's launch will follow on the heels of another Starlink mission, which lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early on Saturday morning (Nov. 9). SpaceX has now launched 106 Falcon 9 missions in 2024. Nearly 70% of them have been dedicated to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of more than 6,500 active spacecraft. Source: https://lnkd.in/evU4dt6x #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites From California] SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Sunday morning (Nov. 24). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft — 13 of which are capable of beaming service directly to smartphones — lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday at 12:25 a.m. EST (0525 GMT; 9:25 p.m. on Nov. 23 local California time). The Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff as planned, touching down on the SpaceX droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 15th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Twelve of those flights have been Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage hauled the 20 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, deploying them there about an hour after liftoff as planned, SpaceX reported in a post on X. Sunday's launch was the 115th Falcon 9 flight of the year. Nearly 70% of those liftoffs have been devoted to building out Starlink, the largest satellite constellation ever assembled. The megaconstellation currently consists of more than 6,600 active satellites, and, as Sunday's mission shows, it's growing all the time. Source: https://lnkd.in/gqenSVfh #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launching 23 Starlink Satellites From Florida Early Nov. 25] SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Monday morning (Nov. 25). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft including 12 with direct-to-smartphone capability is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday during a 3.5-hour window that opens at 4:35 a.m. EST (0935 GMT). SpaceX will webcast the launch live via X, beginning about five minutes before launch. If all goes according to plan, the Falcon 9's first stage will return to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff, touching down on the droneship "Just Read the Instructions" in the Atlantic Ocean. It will be the 13th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Six of its 12 flights to date have been Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage will continue hauling the 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit; it's scheduled to deploy them there about 65 minutes after liftoff. Starlink is the largest satellite constellation ever built, consisting of more than 6,600 active spacecraft, according to satellite tracker and astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. And the megaconstellation is growing all the time, as Monday morning's planned mission shows. SpaceX has conducted 115 Falcon 9 missions so far in 2024, and nearly 70% of them have been Starlink flights. Source: https://lnkd.in/e4T7MTbw #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Internet Satellites From Florida] SpaceX sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit tonight (Oct. 18). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 20 Starlink craft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tonight at 7:31 p.m. EDT (2331 GMT). The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after liftoff as planned, landing on the SpaceX drone ship "Just Read the Instructions" in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the 17th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling the Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. It will deploy them there about 64 minutes after liftoff, if all goes to plan. The new batch will join the huge and ever-growing Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of more than 6,400 active spacecraft, according to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell. About 230 of those satellites are direct-to-cell craft. SpaceX has launched 96 Falcon 9 missions so far in 2024, two-thirds of them dedicated to building out the Starlink network. The company has also launched two Falcon Heavy missions and three test flights of its Starship megarocket this year. Source: https://lnkd.in/e3vdEGie #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites On 11th Falcon 9 Rocket Of 2025] SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast today (Jan. 24). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today, at 9:07 a.m. EST (1407 GMT; 6:07 a.m. local time). The Falcon 9's first stage booster returned to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff, touching down in the Pacific Ocean on the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You" to mark SpaceX's 401st successful recovery of an orbital-class booster. Today's flight was the 23rd launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Fourteen of its 22 flights to date have been Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, will carry the 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, deploying them there about 64 minutes after liftoff. Today's launch marked the 11th Falcon 9 mission of 2025 and seventh Starlink mission of the year. Starlink is the biggest satellite constellation ever assembled, and it's getting bigger all the time. The network currently consists of more than 6,900 operational spacecraft, according to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell. Source: https://lnkd.in/eZg2w28q #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launches Direct-to-Cell Starlink Satellites From California After Delay] SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink satellites tonight (July 11), including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft lifted off tonight from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:35 p.m. EDT (7:35 p.m. local California time; 0235 GMT on July 12). That was one day later than originally planned; SpaceX didn't give a reason for the slip. The Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth as planned; it touched down about eight minutes after launch on the SpaceX droneship Of Course I Still Love You, which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 19th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. The record for a Falcon 9 first stage is 22 flights, which SpaceX set late last month. The Falcon 9's upper stage continued hauling the 20 satellites to low Earth orbit tonight, where it will deploy them bout 59 minutes after liftoff. SpaceX has now conducted 69 Falcon 9 launches in 2024. Forty-nine of those missions have been devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of more than 6,150 operational satellites. More than 100 of those spacecraft have direct-to-cell capability, but that number will continue to rise for the foreseeable future, as will the overall Starlink tally. Source: https://lnkd.in/d7B_XB8Z #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites In Nighttime Liftoff] SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Wednesday morning (April 10). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday at 1:40 a.m. EDT (0540 GMT). About 8.5 minutes later, the rocket's first stage came back to Earth, touching down at sea on the SpaceX droneship Just Read the Instructions. It was the second launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Its lone previous liftoff sent SpaceX's four-astronaut Crew-8 mission toward the International Space Station on March 5. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling the 21 Starlink satellites toward low Earth orbit (LEO). The spacecraft will be deployed in LEO 65.5 minutes after liftoff, if all goes according to plan. SpaceX has now launched 36 orbital missions in 2024. Two-thirds of those flights have been devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of nearly 5,700 operational satellites. Source: https://lnkd.in/e7pujQ83 #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #spacenews

[SpaceX Launches 22 Starlink Internet Satellites From Florida] SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday evening (Oct. 26). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:47 p.m. EDT (2147 GMT). As to plan, the Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff. It touched down on the drone ship "Just Read the Instructions," which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the 19th launch and landing for this particular booster, and its 15th Starlink mission overall, according to a SpaceX mission description. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued to haul the Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO), where there were to be deployed about 64 minutes after liftoff. Starlink launches are coming fast and furious these days: SpaceX has launched 100 Falcon 9 missions so far in 2024, and 66 of them have been Starlink missions. The Starlink megaconstellation, which beams internet service to customers around the world, currently consists of more than 6,400 active satellites, according to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell. Source: https://lnkd.in/eX4pTCD2 #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews