Falcon 9

With encapsulation completed, the mission enters the final sequence leading to the Falcon 9 launch attempt.

On 19 February 2025, a Falcon 9 second stage underwent an uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry over Poland.

The US Space Force's GPS III-9 satellite has been encapsulated into Falcon 9's fairing.

The Space Force traded a GPS III mission from a Vulcan to a Falcon 9 and exchanged a later GPS IIIF mission from a Falcon Heavy to a Vulcan to retain mission flexibility.

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 carrying the GPS III-9 satellite is targeted for 11:46 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 25, 2026.

Falcon 9's fairing containing the GPS III-9 satellite has arrived at the hangar at pad 40 in Florida.

The Falcon 9 with GPS III-9 satellite was transported to the hangar at pad 40 in Florida.

SpaceX's teams encapsulated the U.S. Space Force's GPS III-9 satellite into Falcon 9's fairing.

SpaceX has converted another Falcon Heavy Center Core, B1099, into a Falcon 9.

Starlink is a major anchor customer for Falcon 9 and represents a large percentage of SpaceX launches.

SpaceX continues to add Starlink subscribers and achieved significant Falcon 9 launch records.

B1099 will likely fly a few times as Falcon 9 before being converted back.

Falcon 9 regularly operates from the California pad for missions for the NRO, NASA, and commercial satellite customers.

The 600-mission total comprises flights from different configurations of the Falcon family with Falcon 9 as the principal active launch vehicle.

On 17 January 2026 a Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-105 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E in California.

SpaceX posted on X that Falcon 9 launched NROL-105 and that the flight completed the company’s 600th overall Falcon mission.

Falcon 9 has become one of the reference launch vehicles for U.S. civil and military institutions.

SpainSat NG II was launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket in October 2025.