SpaceX, or Space Exploration Technologies Corp., founded in 2002, is an American space technology company and a dominant launch provider. It designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, including the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Dragon spacecraft, and Starship. SpaceX partners with organizations like NASA and the United States Armed Forces and is known for its advancements in reusable launch vehicles, human spaceflight, and satellite constellation technology like Starlink. Key words: launch provider, reusable rockets, space exploration, Starlink, Falcon, Dragon, Starship, NASA.
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SpaceX cited unfavorable weather conditions for delaying a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceX plans to test a ship-to-ship propellant transfer by the end of 2024.
SpaceX's Starship third integrated test flight hardware will be ready this month, with a launch license expected by February 2024.
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, 2024-01-13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with liftoff targeted for 7:52 p.m. ET.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, 2024-01-14 for a Falcon 9 launch of Group 7-10’s 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with liftoff targeted for 12:59 a.m. PT.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2024-01-11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff targeted for 12:59 a.m. PT.
SpaceX intends to launch Starlink V2 satellites by the end of 2024.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, 2024-01-14 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX plans to achieve a planned turnaround of less than 24 hours between launches from the same pad by the end of the year.
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, 2024-01-13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with liftoff targeted for 7:52 p.m. ET and backup opportunities until 11:50 p.m. ET.
SpaceX cited unfavorable weather conditions for delaying a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceX is working to qualify Falcon 9 boosters for 40 flights.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, 2024-01-14 for a Falcon 9 launch of Group 7-10’s 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX performed 96 Falcon launches in 2023.
SpaceX will test the 'Pez dispenser' payload door on Starship for deploying full-sized Starlink V2 satellites that are significantly larger than the V2 mini satellites currently launched on Falcon 9.
Sateliot has a booked launch with SpaceX to deploy its first four commercial satellites in 2024, with a more precise mission date not confirmed.
Momentus postponed the Vigoride-7 flight that was planned for SpaceX’s Transporter-10 rideshare launch in March.
Momentus launched five satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission in November using a third-party deployer rather than its Vigoride tug.
Momentus last launched a Vigoride tug in April 2023 on SpaceX’s Transporter-7 mission.
The European Commission was finalizing a contract with SpaceX to launch two pairs of Galileo navigation satellites on Falcon 9 rockets, tentatively scheduled for April and July.