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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:42 a.m. PDT, deploying 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites and landing booster B1063 on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You, as the company expands West Coast launch operations ahead of an East Coast Starship debut.
SpaceX will dramatically cut Falcon 9/Heavy launches from Florida for the rest of the year as it pivots toward Starship, moving most Starlink missions to Vandenberg and planning Starship launches from Cape Canaveral by year-end 2026 (with 2027 more likely). The Florida Space Coast could see only about two launches per month, down from eight–nine, while West Coast flights increase; upcoming Florida missions include a Falcon Heavy launch of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30 and a crewed ISS flight in September, as officials plan to phase out Falcon 9 for commercial work in favor of Starship.
A South Korean Danuri probe captured images of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 upper-stage crash on the Moon on Aug 5, 2026, following a Jan 15, 2025 launch to deploy Blue Ghost 1. The 18-meter stage hit the lunar surface at about 5,400 mph, darkening the impact site and forming a crater with ejecta that wasn’t clearly visible in the footage. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will survey the site next week to study the implications for future lunar missions.
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 rocket, marking the 142nd Falcon 9 mission of the year and the 102nd dedicated to expanding the Starlink network, with the first stage landing on a drone ship after its eighth flight.
SpaceX launched a Falcon9 rocket from California at around 7:04 p.m., which was visible across Arizona.
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral using a Falcon 9 rocket, marking its 119th Falcon 9 mission of the year, with the first stage returning to Earth on a drone ship.
SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida, following a separate launch from California, bringing their total to over 8,100 satellites in low-Earth orbit to provide global internet coverage. The mission used Falcon 9 booster B1083, which successfully landed after deployment, marking SpaceX's 113th launch of 2025.
SpaceX successfully launched 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg using a new Falcon 9 rocket, which was also recovered successfully, marking a rare debut for a new booster in the company's extensive launch history.
SpaceX is preparing for its first Falcon 9 launch from the West Coast in nine days, aiming to deploy 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into polar orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base, with the launch currently on hold. The mission marks SpaceX's 98th Falcon 9 launch of 2025 and includes the fifth flight of its Falcon 9 booster B1093. Additionally, SpaceX has expanded Starlink coverage to Somalia and Israel, with plans to extend service to other Middle Eastern regions pending regulatory approval.
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida using a Falcon 9 rocket, marking the 26th flight of its first stage and adding to its extensive low Earth orbit constellation, with plans for additional launches this week.
SpaceX successfully launched 26 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 rocket on June 16, 2025, with the rocket's first stage landing successfully on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean, adding to the global Starlink broadband network now comprising over 7,760 active satellites.
A propellant leak in a Falcon 9 booster has delayed the Ax-4 private astronaut mission to the ISS, with no new launch date announced yet. The leak was detected during post-test inspections, and repairs are underway. The delay is part of a series of setbacks for the mission, but there is no immediate schedule pressure, and multiple launch opportunities remain through late June and into July.
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 rocket, tying its monthly launch record with 16 missions in May 2025, and aims to increase its launch cadence significantly in 2025.
SpaceX is set to launch a mysterious mission named RRT-1 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida tonight. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off at 8:04 p.m. EDT, with speculation that it may be carrying an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. military, although SpaceX has not confirmed this. The mission's details remain undisclosed, adding intrigue to the launch. The Falcon 9's first stage is expected to land on the drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" in the Atlantic Ocean after launch.
SpaceX is set to launch 22 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking the 87th Starlink mission this year. The launch is part of the U.S. Space Force's efforts to enhance spaceport resiliency, with the Falcon 9 booster making its ninth flight. The Space Force has supported 136 missions this year, contributing to 60% of global launches, and is investing $1.3 billion to upgrade launch infrastructure to boost capacity and resilience.