The first full week of 2025 – and the first part of next week – featured a full lineup of launches from the United States and China, though Blue Origin’s New Glenn scrubbed on its first launch attempt and Starlink Flight 7 moved into the middle of next week. The year’s first Starlink launch, which successfully flew on Jan. 6, was followed by an additional Starlink flight on a Falcon 9 on Jan. 8.
China’s first launch of 2025, from Xichang, successfully flew on Monday, Jan. 6, and a Falcon 9 launch for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from California launched on Thursday, Jan. 9. Starlink 12-12 launched on Friday, Jan. 10, while Starlink 12-4 is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 13. Starship Flight 7 is scheduled to launch from Starbase in south Texas no earlier than Wednesday, Jan. 15.