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SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 booster is set to fly for a record 34th time on a Starlink satellite deployment from Cape Canaveral, carrying 29 satellites; with a 70% chance of favorable weather, liftoff is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. EDT, and the first stage is expected to land on a drone ship about 8.5 minutes later.
SpaceX is set to launch the Transporter-16 rideshare from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 30, lofting 119 payloads to low Earth orbit; the mission will deploy payloads about 55 minutes after liftoff, and the Falcon 9’s first stage is expected to land on the droneship 'Of Course I Still Love You'—the booster’s 12th launch/landing. Transporter-16 is the 16th Transporter mission, part of SpaceX’s rideshare program that, with Bandwagon, has lofted over 1,600 payloads to orbit.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, deploying 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites about an hour after liftoff, in SpaceX’s 37th launch of the year. The first stage booster B1078 landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas roughly 8.5 minutes after liftoff, marking its 148th landing on the ship and SpaceX’s 590th booster recovery.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral carrying 29 Starlink satellites; the first stage landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic, marking the booster’s 27th flight and the mission’s ongoing live coverage from Brevard County.
The US Space Force moved GPS III-8’s launch from ULA’s Vulcan Centaur to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 due to solid rocket booster anomalies on Vulcan; the 10th GPS III satellite is now set to launch no earlier than late April from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with officials stressing flexibility to maintain timely GPS capability while the Vulcan investigation continues.
SpaceX launched 25 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a Falcon 9 booster (B1100) at 2:51:49 p.m. PDT, marking the 30th Starlink batch this year. The first stage landed about eight minutes after liftoff on the drone ship OCISLY in the Pacific, continuing SpaceX’s long string of successful booster recoveries.
Facing booster anomalies that grounded ULA's Vulcan, Space Systems Command moved GPS III SV10’s launch to SpaceX's Falcon 9, the fourth GPS mission shifted from ULA to SpaceX in just over a year, highlighting SpaceX's lead in reliable access to space while Vulcan undergoes investigation.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 mission delivering 29 Starlink satellites and booster landing spurred mixed moves in space stocks: RKLB +2.8%, ASTS +3.3%, LUNR −5.2%, SPCE −2.7%. Analysts show varied ratings across the group, with Intuitive Machines (LUNR) seen as the strongest buy and SPCE offering the largest upside. SpaceX remains private, with IPO chatter ongoing; TSLA is suggested as a potential proxy for investors until an IPO materializes.
SpaceX is prepping to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 20, 2026, using a Falcon 9 first stage on its fourth flight, with a mission window from 2:48 a.m. to 6:48 p.m. PT and a planned droneship landing on ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific. A live webcast will cover liftoff, and residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear sonic booms depending on weather and trajectory. The ECOBOOM acoustic study, conducted with BYU and CSU Bakersfield, aims to better understand ground-level sound from launches amid ongoing outreach to affected communities.
Florida Today is live-covering SpaceX’s Starlink 10-33 Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral, with liftoff pushed to no earlier than 10:20 a.m. as a cold front moves through the state. The mission will send a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit from Launch Complex 40, on a northeast trajectory that could be visible if skies clear. Weather is forecast at 60%–75% favorable for launch, and the booster is expected to land on the Atlantic drone ship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ about eight-and-a-half minutes after liftoff. SpaceX has until 10:35 a.m. to attempt liftoff, with Florida Today providing live updates about an hour before liftoff.
SpaceX completed two Falcon 9 launches from California and Florida, delivering 54 Starlink satellites and pushing the number of active Starlink satellites to 10,000 (with 10 non‑operational). Since 2019, 1,509 Starlink satellites have reentered Earth's atmosphere.
SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 booster that marked its 11th flight; the first stage successfully landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. Weather and wind conditions were tracked ahead of liftoff, Brevard County activated its launch ops support team, and SpaceX posted the launch webcast as the mission proceeded.
SpaceX will launch 25 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, pushing the in‑orbit Starlink fleet past 10,000 satellites; booster B1088 is slated to land on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' about eight minutes after liftoff.
SpaceX is set for a Cape Canaveral liftoff of a Falcon 9 around 8:37 a.m. ET, with the first stage making its sixth flight and aiming to land on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship in the Atlantic; the booster will be ferried back to Port Canaveral after landing. Weather is forecast at about 75% favorable, and SpaceX is providing live updates via its X webcast.
SpaceX aims to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday morning, between 7:37 and 7:56 a.m. PT, with a backup window on Saturday; the mission will deploy 25 Starlink satellites and the first-stage booster will land on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific. Live webcast starts about five minutes before liftoff at spacex.com/launches and on X. If weather or technical issues arise, delays would push to later windows, and spectators in the Lompoc Valley and near Vandenberg Village may get a sunrise view.