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SpaceX has launched the 10,000th Starlink into orbit after successfully delivering another batch of 56 satellites on Sunday. The milestone means that SpaceX boss Elon Musk now controls two thirds of all active satellites, according to data from non-profit satellite tracker Celestrak.
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, October 22 for Falcon 9’s launch of the SpainSat NG II mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Weekend rocket launch is on the horizon. Weather permitting, SpaceX Falcon 9 may be visible in the sky beyond Cape Canaveral, Florida, after liftoff
The most recent Starship test was also the last of SpaceX's current iteration of the rocket. Up next, plans to roll out the next-gen “V3” Starship.
SpaceX wants to create the Rockhands Mitigation Bank to offset a proposed launch pad expansion that would destroy 18 acres of wetlands in South Texas.
SpaceX may be the highest-profile name in the space industry, but analysts say launch rival Rocket Lab Corp. provides an alternative for investors who wish they could invest in Elon Musk’s privately held company.
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Oct. 15 launched 21 satellites to low Earth orbit for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency. This was the second deployment of satellites for SDA’s mesh network known as the Transport Layer.
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) overrides environmental objections from a California commission to approve up to 100 rocket launches per year from Vandenberg Space Force Base.