SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites from California tonight (May 9), including 13 with direct-to-cell capability. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Starlink craft is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight, during a two-hour window that opens at 11:20 p.m. EDT (8:20 p.m. local California time; 0320 […]
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida today (May 8), on the first leg of a planned spaceflight doubleheader for the company. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink craft lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today at 2:42 p.m. EDT (1842 GMT), at the very end […]
Launch recap: Scroll down to review live coverage of the Wednesday, May 8, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the Starlink 6-56 mission. Gear up for an afternoon SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch today from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team live coverage of the 2:42 […]
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 6), the company’s 46th orbital mission of the year already. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 2:14 p.m. EDT (1814 GMT), carrying 23 Starlink craft toward low Earth orbit (LEO). The Falcon 9’s first stage […]
May 6 (UPI) — SpaceX is set to launch 23 new Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Monday afternoon. The space company has set liftoff for 2:14 p.m. EDT, with a secondary time scheduled for 2:48 p.m. A second backup time for the flight would be Tuesday […]
Taiwan’s leaders are working on an ambitious new satellite system to keep the island online in case of disaster, as it deals with the constant threat of hostilities with China. Wu Jong-shinn, director-general of the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), told CNN in an exclusive interview that Taiwan is at an “experimental development stage” in efforts […]
SpaceX aims to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites tonight (May 2), on the second half of a planned spaceflight doubleheader. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tonight during a 3.5-hour window that opens at 9:49 p.m. EDT […]
SpaceX launched 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Sunday evening (April 28). The Starlink spacecraft lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:08 p.m. EDT (2208 GMT). Related: Starlink satellite train: How to see and track it in the night sky The first […]
It’s a second straight SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch day from Florida’s Space Coast. SpaceX is targeting 5:50 p.m. EDT to launch a Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-54 mission from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Backup launch opportunities are available until 9:50 p.m., if needed. The Falcon 9 will deploy […]
SpaceX will send yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites skyward today (April 23), if all goes according to plan. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today, during a three-hour window that opens at 6:17 p.m. EDT (2217 GMT). […]
Fresh off the heels of a back-to-back rocket launch doubleheader, SpaceX is targeting Monday night for its next Starlink mission from Florida’s Space Coast, per the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. NGA and Federal Aviation Administration navigational warnings show a launch window will open at 6:40 p.m. EDT Monday, then extend into the night until 11:11 p.m. […]
SpaceX launched its 40th mission of the year this evening (April 18). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of the company’s Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida today at 6:40 p.m. EDT (2240 GMT). The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch […]