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SpaceX named the mission Twilight because it placed the satellites in a heliosynchronous orbit between dawn and dusk.
Pandora lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 at 5:44 am PST on January 11 from Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX requested authorization for 30,000 satellites, but the FCC approved only half of that number.
SpaceX launched Starlink 6-97 using a Falcon 9 rocket on January 12, 2026.
Within the U.S., SpaceX is authorized to provide supplemental coverage in cellular-adjacent frequencies through a partnership with T-Mobile.
GRU Space has received backing from investors in SpaceX and Anduril.
On January 12, 2026, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX successfully launched the Twilight mission using a Falcon 9 rocket.
The FCC authorized SpaceX to deliver 15,000 new and advanced satellites.
The new authorization doubles SpaceX's authorized Gen2 fleet to 15,000 spacecraft.
SpaceX launched the 'Twilight' rideshare mission on January 11, 2026.
With the Twilight mission, SpaceX successfully inserted new satellites into dusk-dawn orbit, confirming the operational efficiency of Falcon 9 and the centrality of the rideshare model.
This launch was SpaceX's third orbital launch from Florida's Space Coast in 2026.
In addition to Hydra-2, the SpaceX rocket has launched satellites like NASA's Pandora planet seeker.
SpaceX Falcon 9 B1078-25 launched Starlink 6-97 from SLC-40.
SpaceX's Twilight Mission carried dozens of satellites including two CubeSats sponsored by NASA.
SpaceX successfully deployed 29 Starlink satellites on the Starlink 6-97 mission.
SpaceX can operate in the mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum as well as fixed satellite services (FSS) under certain frequencies.
The launch of Starlink 6-97 by SpaceX Falcon 9 occurred on January 12, 2026.
Liftoff of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is now anticipated at 4:08:20 p.m. EST (2108:20 UTC).