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6 days ago
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites days after service outage
July 26 (UPI) -- SpaceX early Saturday launched another 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida, days after a short service outage hit the space-based internet provider. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:01 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Pad 40. The first-stage booster launched for the 22nd time, including Crew-6 and 17 previous Starlink missions. About 8 minutes after liftoff, the booster landed on "A Shortfall of Gravitas" drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the 119th touchdown on the droneship and the 480th to date for SpaceX in Florida and California. This year, it was the 91st Falcon 9 launch, according to SpaceFlight Now. There are more than 8,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, according to astronomer Jonathan McDowell. On Thursday, Starlink users reported a rare full network outage of internet service. It began at 4 p.m. About 2 1/2 hours later, SpaceX announced most service had been restored. Then, 1 1/2 hours later, full service was back, Starlink reported. "The outage was due to failure of key internal software services that operate the core network," Michael Nicholls, vice president of Starlink Engineering at SpaceX wrote on X. "We apologize for the temporary disruption in our service; we are deeply committed to providing a highly reliable network, and will fully root cause this issue and ensure it does not occur again." There are more than 6 million Starlink customers worldwide, including 2 million in the United States after debuting in 2021. The next SpaceX launch is scheduled for 8:55 p.m. PDT Saturday from Vandenbrug Space Force Station's Pad 4E in California. An additional 24 Starlink satellites are scheduled for deployment.
UPI
6 days ago
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- UPI
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites days after service outage
SpaceX launched another 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida at 5:01 a.m. EDT Saturday. Photo by SpaceX/X July 26 (UPI) -- SpaceX early Saturday launched another 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida, days after a short service outage hit the space-based internet provider. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:01 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Pad 40. The first-stage booster launched for the 22nd time, including Crew-6 and 17 previous Starlink missions. Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 26, 2025 About 8 minutes after liftoff, the booster landed on "A Shortfall of Gravitas" drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the 119th touchdown on the droneship and the 480th to date for SpaceX in Florida and California. This year, it was the 91st Falcon 9 launch, according to SpaceFlight Now. There are more than 8,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, according to astronomer Jonathan McDowell. On Thursday, Starlink users reported a rare full network outage of internet service. It began at 4 p.m. About 2 1/2 hours later, SpaceX announced most service had been restored. Then, 1 1/2 hours later, full service was back, Starlink reported. "The outage was due to failure of key internal software services that operate the core network," Michael Nicholls, vice president of Starlink Engineering at SpaceX wrote on X. "We apologize for the temporary disruption in our service; we are deeply committed to providing a highly reliable network, and will fully root cause this issue and ensure it does not occur again." There are more than 6 million Starlink customers worldwide, including 2 million in the United States after debuting in 2021. The next SpaceX launch is scheduled for 8:55 p.m. PDT Saturday from Vandenbrug Space Force Station's Pad 4E in California. An additional 24 Starlink satellites are scheduled for deployment.
USA Today
21-06-2025
- Science
- USA Today
When is the next SpaceX rocket launch? Date, where to watch
SpaceX is set to have a launch once again in summer 2025, which comes after a recent incident: a Starship exploded while going through engine testing in Texas earlier in the week. "The spacecraft, standing nearly 400 feet tall when fully stacked, did not injure or endanger anyone when it exploded in a fireball that could be seen for miles, SpaceX said," per USA TODAY. But as usual with SpaceX, the company's next mission will go on. If you're wondering what that's all about? You've come to the right place. Here's what we know about that next mission that's set to launch this weekend: When is the next SpaceX launch? It's on Sunday, June 22. What time is the SpaceX launch? It's scheduled for 1:47 a.m. ET. What's happening in the next SpaceX launch? Per SpaceFlight Now: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. The rocket will take a north-easterly trajectory once it leaves the pad at Space Launch Complex 40. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number B1069, flying for a 25th time, will target a landing on the droneship, 'A Shortfall of Gravitas,' positioned in the Atlantic Ocean. Where is the SpaceX craft launching from? That would be Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. How can I watch the SpaceX launch live? Check SpaceX's website to see if there's a livestream.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
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SpaceX Rocket Launch Illuminates Florida Skies
A Falcon 9 rocket launch illuminated Florida skies on April 21, as SpaceX completed its third mission in less than 48 hours, SpaceFlightNow said. Footage recorded by Miguel Souza from Cottondale shows Bandwagon-3 mission en route to Landing Zone 2 from the Cape Canaveral Force Station. This followed Bandwagon-1 from Kennedy Space Center and Bandwagon-2 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. SpaceFlightNow reported that Bandwagon-3 touched down about eight minutes after liftoff. Credit: Miguel Souza via Storyful
Yahoo
05-03-2025
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SpaceX Having Trouble Getting Starship Launched Again After Explosion
SpaceX was forced to call off the eighth flight test of its mammoth Starship spacecraft just minutes before the rocket was supposed to launch from the company's facility in Boca Chica, Texas. On Monday evening, several unspecified issues related to the 403-foot rocket's Super Heavy booster were flagged by engineers, according to SpaceFlightNow, less than a half hour before its scheduled 5:45 launch time. After placing a temporary hold, SpaceX decided to scrub the launch entirely. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk exhorted caution, but was light on details about what went wrong. "Too many question marks about this flight and then we were 20 bar low on ground spin start pressure," Musk said. "Best to destack, inspect both stages and try again in a day or two." On Wednesday morning, SpaceX said it aims to attempt another launch as soon as Thursday. The day before, it briefly claimed that Wednesday would be the new launch date, though these quickly shifting timelines aren't uncommon in the world of spaceflight. The eighth flight test, whenever it happens, will be the first since Starship's upper stage spectacularly exploded midair over the Caribbean in January. The incident sent streaks of fiery debris careening through the sky, forcing air traffic controllers to divert flights in the area. Some debris even landed on nearby islands, angering residents. A subsequent investigation determined that violent oscillations caused a propellant leak in the Starship's "attic" — or the gap between the rocket's rear heat shield and its liquid oxygen tank. The resulting buildup sparked a flurry of fires that took out almost all the rocket's engines, triggering the ship's onboard self-destruct system minutes later. It wasn't entirely disastrous. Following a smooth separation from the ill-fated upper stage, the Starship's Super Heavy booster executed a boostback burn, a maneuver in which the rocket reverses course after separating. During the maneuver, all but one of its 13 engines successfully reignited, and shortly afterwards, the booster guided itself back towards its launch pad, where it was caught midair by the tower's "chopstick" arms. For the upcoming flight test, SpaceX is more or less re-attempting the last one, with several tweaks. One major change is adding more ventilation to the Starship's attic to prevent another fire. There have also been modifications to the Starship's fuel line and adjustments to the engine's thrust levels and the temperatures of the propellant. Along with another trial of relighting its engines in orbit, SpaceX will test a system to deploy four expendable dummy Starlink satellites from the vehicle's upper stage at a suborbital altitude — if it survives long enough, that is. More on SpaceX: It Looks an Awful Lot Like Elon Musk Is Awarding a Huge Government Contract to Himself
