SpaceX launched 53 internet communication satellites to low Earth orbit on the Starlink Group 4-17 mission. With liftoff scheduled for 09:42 UTC (5:42 AM EDT), the Falcon 9 launched from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A). This mission marked SpaceX’s 18th mission of 2022, making a pace of one Falcon 9 launch every seven days. In the event of a scrub, there was a backup window less than 24 hours later on May 7.
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ArtemisEuropean
NASA calls off modified Artemis 1 Wet Dress Rehearsal for hydrogen leak
by Philip SlossNASA tried again at a third attempt on April 14 to complete the Wet Dress…
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SpaceXUncrewed
SpaceX launches Transporter-4, first of six missions for Falcon 9 in April
by Lee KanayamaSpaceX has launched Transporter-4, the fourth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission under their rideshare program. Transporter-4…
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SpaceX launched 48 Starlink internet communication satellites to low Earth orbit Wednesday morning from Space…
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SpaceX has launched another 47 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The liftoff occurred at…
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SpaceX has launched 46 Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit on the Starlink Group…
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Continuing with their high launch cadence, SpaceX has successfully launched another Falcon 9, this time…
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Having launched 31 orbital Falcon 9 missions and four suborbital Starship tests, 2021 was the…
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CommercialInternationalUncrewed
H-IIA launches next-generation Inmarsat-6 Flight 1 satellite
by Lee KanayamaJapan succesfully launched the Inmarsat-6 Flight 1 (I-6 F1) satellite Wednesday as a part of…
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NASA and SpaceX launched the Commercial Resupply Services 24 (CRS-24) mission to the International Space…
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Following a successful Starlink mission from Vandenberg, California, SpaceX has launched a second Falcon 9…
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NASA and SpaceX have launched the revolutionary Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) space observatory from…
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Kicking off a busy end to the company’s 2021 launch campaign, SpaceX successfully launched a…
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China has launched a second Gaofen 3 C-band satellite, used for remote sensing and Earth…
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CommercialNorthrop Grumman
Pegasus XL rocket successfully launches Tactically Responsive Launch demo for Space Force
Northrop Grumman’s air-launched Pegasus XL rocket made a low-profile launch for the US Space Force…
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SpaceX launched its 18th mission of 2021 with the SiriusXM-8 (SXM-8) high-power broadcasting satellite. A…
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CommercialISSSpaceX
SpaceX CRS-22 delivers new solar arrays & science to International Space Station
The CRS-22 cargo mission to the International Space Station lifted off right on time at…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched an Atlas V from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41)…
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CommercialSpaceXUncrewed
SpaceX launches Starlink rideshare mission as constellation deployment milestone nears
SpaceX launched its third Starlink mission in just 11 days on the v1.0 L26 flight.…
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Both of SpaceX’s Florida launch pads are back into Starlink launch flow as the company…