SpaceX launched 51 Starlink internet communication satellites into low Earth orbit on its Starlink Group 2-9 mission. Lifting off on May 10, 2023, at 13:09 PDT (20:09 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, this mission marked 2023’s 68th orbital launch attempt and SpaceX’s 31st (30th orbital) launch of the year, making up just under 45% of all launch attempts thus far this year.
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On the heels of last month’s dramatic launch of Booster 7 and Ship 24, repairs…
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SpaceX surpasses 4,000 Starlink satellites on-orbit with Starlink Group 5-6 launch
Lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…
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Elon Musk pushes for orbital goal following data gathering objectives during Starship debut
by Chris BerginFollowing the maiden launch of the world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX hopes to conduct a…
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Falcon Heavy’s second launch 2023 set sail on Sunday, with liftoff with the ViaSat-3 Americas…
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As SpaceX resumed Falcon launches after Starship’s exhilarating first orbital flight test last week, the…
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One of the most iconic launch sites in the world, Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space…
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SpaceX’s 27th launch of the year occurred Thursday, April 27, 2023, lofting another batch of…
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The most powerful rocket in history launched on its second attempt Thursday, the first major…
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SpaceX launched its second batch of upgraded Starlink satellites after some of the first version…
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With SpaceX confirming Starship is now ready for flight, all eyes were on the Federal…
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SpaceX Transporter-7 launches 51 payloads, booster return to LZ
by Danny LentzSpaceX launched the Transporter-7 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space…
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SpaceX has launched its 23rd mission of 2023 with the company’s Falcon 9 rocket lofting…
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Starship into final preps for launch targeting second half of April
by Chris BerginShip 24 and Booster 7 – now returned to a full-stack stance – are waiting…
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SpaceX has launched a batch of 10 communications and missile tracking satellites on the Tranche…
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Falcon 9 B1077-4 launched 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites into low Earth orbit on Wednesday, March…
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There are two words that most people never want to hear at a rocket launch,…
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SpaceX’s 20th mission of the year launched on Friday, March 24, sending another batch of…
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SpaceX conducts doubleheader with Starlink mission followed by launch for SES
Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s successful CRS-27 launch, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 was in action…
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The International Space Station has received another cargo delivery, essential for keeping the Station’s seven-person…

