News: SpaceX
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- SatRev PW6U satellite checks in from orbit after Transporter 15 launch SpaceDaily · 2 Dec 2025 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 28, 2025 SatRev reports that its PW6U Earth observation nanosatellite has completed initial commissioning steps after launch on SpaceX's Transporter 15 rideshare mission, with the first link fro...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 2 Dec 2025 The launch will be the 350th overall orbital launch from Space Launch Complex 40. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of the Starlink 6-95 mission at 3:16 p.m. EST (2016 UTC).
- Spire to build eight satellites for Deloitte’s on-orbit cybersecurity program SpaceNews · 1 Dec 2025 The deal expands a partnership that began earlier this year, when Deloitte launched Deloitte-1 on SpaceX’s Transporter-13 rideshare mission.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 60th Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB in 2025 Spaceflight Now · 1 Dec 2025 The Starlink 15-10 mission will add 27 broadband internet satellites into the low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:28 p.m. PST (12:28 a.m. EST / 0528...
- Live coverage: SpaceX kicks off December with midnight Falcon 9 rocket launch Spaceflight Now · 30 Nov 2025 The mission will see the 570th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket to date. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:00:30 a.m. EST (0500:30 UTC).
- Booster 19 stacking begins as SpaceX pushes forward from B18 anomaly NASASpaceflight · 28 Nov 2025 Following the anomaly with Booster 18, SpaceX is pushing ahead with the construction of Booster…
- D-Orbit sends to ION vehicles aloft on SpaceX Transporter-15 SpaceNews · 28 Nov 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Italy’s D-Orbit sent satellites and hosted payloads into orbit Nov. 26 aboard two ION orbital transfer vehicles launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-15 rideshare. Italy’s first optical intersatellite link (OI...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 140 spacecraft on Transporter-15 rideshare Spaceflight Now · 28 Nov 2025 The planned flight comes two days after SpaceX scrubbed a launch attempt on Wednesday amid fueling. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 10:44 a.m. PST (1:44 p.m. EST / 1844 UTC).
- SpaceX’s Falcon 9 set to launch 140 payloads on Transporter-15 NASASpaceflight · 26 Nov 2025 SpaceX is set to launch 140 commercial payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit on its sixth rideshare…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch dozens of smallsats on Transporter-15 rideshare flight Spaceflight Now · 26 Nov 2025 The flight will be the largest mission for Exolaunch, which managing the manifesting and deployment of 59 satellites onboard the Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled at 10:...
- Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder Set for Launch Following Final Testing Phase SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Spire Global, Inc. has completed environmental testing, calibration, and flight qualification for its Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) payload, which is now integrated into a Spire...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on brand new Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now · 23 Nov 2025 Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, is scheduled for 12:34 a.m. PST (3:34 a.m. EST / 0834 UTC).
- Booster 18 suffers anomaly during proof testing NASASpaceflight · 21 Nov 2025 SpaceX rolled out the next generation of Starship to Masseys for testing, but during a…
- Newest Starship booster is significantly damaged during testing early Friday Ars Technica · 21 Nov 2025 SpaceX had big plans for the upgraded Starship vehicle that failed on Friday morning.
- Next-generation satellites from Spire Global prepared for SpaceX Falcon 9 Twilight mission SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025 Spire Global has shipped nine satellites, designed and built in-house, to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California for an upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 Twilight mission. This shipment compri...
- Live coverage: Falcon 9 Starlink mission marks 100th launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast Spaceflight Now · 20 Nov 2025 The Starlink 6-78 mission, carrying 29 satellites for SpaceX’s internet service, is targeted to roar away from launch complex 39A at 10:12 p.m. EST (0321 UTC).
- Preparing pads for SpaceX’s future Starship cadence NASASpaceflight · 20 Nov 2025 As SpaceX ramps up production and testing of its Starship vehicles and engines, significant advancements…
- Kepler sets January launch for optical data relay satellites to expand in-orbit connectivity SpaceDaily · 19 Nov 2025 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 19, 2025 Kepler Communications has scheduled the launch of ten 300-kilogram-class satellites in January 2026, marking the operational rollout of its optical data relay constellation. The launch...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to resume early evening launches after FAA restrictions lifted Spaceflight Now · 18 Nov 2025 The Starlink 6-94 mission is scheduled to liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, at 7:12 p.m. EST (0012 UTC), carrying 29 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink internet service.
- Launch Roundup: Innospace to debut new rocket, SpaceX to launch five Falcon 9 missions NASASpaceflight · 17 Nov 2025 Another busy week of launches has arrived, with SpaceX planning to launch five Falcon 9…
- Copernicus Sentinel-6B begins mission to advance ocean science SpaceDaily · 17 Nov 2025 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 17, 2025 Copernicus Sentinel-6B launched today, 17 November, at 06:21 CET aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The satellite was delivered into orbit j...
- NASA, SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Oceans NASA · 17 Nov 2025 About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and its partners will provide ocean and atmospheric information to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit comm...
- SpaceX launches joint NASA-European sea level monitor Spaceflight Now · 17 Nov 2025 SpaceX launched a joint NASA-European environmental research satellite early Monday, the second in an ongoing billion-dollar project to measure long-term changes in sea level, a key indicator of climate change.
- Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch international satellite to keep watch on rising sea levels Spaceflight Now · 17 Nov 2025 The Sentinel-6B satellite will liftoff atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:21:42 p.m. PST (12:21:42 a.m. EST / 0521:42 UTC), almost exactly five years after its...
- Sentinel-6B ocean monitoring satellite to launch aboard Falcon 9 NASASpaceflight · 16 Nov 2025 Sentinel-6B, a joint US-European ocean monitoring satellite, will launch Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9…
- Record doubleheader: SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets from Florida SpaceDaily · 16 Nov 2025 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2025 SpaceX launched two rockets with a total of 58 Starlink Internet satellites about 3 1/2 hours apart overnight Saturday in the private company's quickest turnaround from Florida's Space Co...
- NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite NASA · 16 Nov 2025 Set to track sea levels across more than 90% of Earth’s ocean, the mission must first get into orbit. Here’s what to expect. Sentinel-6B, an ocean-tracking satellite jointly developed by NASA and ESA (European Space Agen...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch predawn Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 14 Nov 2025 The mission is one of two Starlink flights scheduled to fly from Florida within a four-hour window of opportunity. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-85 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 1...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 14 Nov 2025 This is the first of planned back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from Florida, roughly three hours apart. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-89 mission is scheduled for 10:08 p.m. EST (0308 UTC).
- NASA Sets Launch Coverage for International Ocean Tracking Mission NASA · 14 Nov 2025 NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Sentinel-6B, an international mission delivering critical sea level and ocean data to protect coastal infrastructure, improve weather forecasting, an...
- What would a “simplified” Starship plan for the Moon actually look like? Ars Technica · 13 Nov 2025 The problem is that it may be difficult to find options that both NASA and SpaceX like.
- SpaceX progress on Starship Pad realignment for the future NASASpaceflight · 12 Nov 2025 SpaceX has intensified demolition efforts at Starbase’s Pad 1, in tandem with making significant steps…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 10 Nov 2025 This is the sixth consecutive year of increasing orbital launches from the Sunshine State. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-87 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 10:21 p.m. EST (0321 UTC)...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 7 Nov 2025 The mission will be SpaceX’s 560th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. It’s targeting liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 6 Nov 2025 Following deployment, SpaceX will have launched a total of 2,600 Starlink V2 Mini satellites so far this year. Liftoff of the Starlink 11-14 mission from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 1:13 p.m. P...
- EchoStar sells more direct-to-device spectrum for bigger SpaceX stake SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2025 Geostationary satellite operator EchoStar is selling another batch of radio frequencies to help improve SpaceX’s direct-to-cell services in the United States, in return for $2.6 billion worth of the company’s stock.
- Managing space domain awareness data has become a greater challenge than collecting it SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2025 Demand has never been greater for the monitoring of objects in orbit and the coordination of their safe movement. The number of active satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) has surged from less than a thousand in 2019, whe...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 5 Nov 2025 This is the first out of at least eight planned launches supporting the broadband internet satellite constellation in November. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:48 p.m. EST (23...
- SpaceX launches fourth Bandwagon rideshare mission SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2025 SpaceX launched the fourth in its series of rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits Nov. 2, carrying payloads that included technology demonstration satellites for space stations and orbital data centers.
- Live coverage: Commercial space station demo, data center precursor to launch on SpaceX Bandwagon mission Spaceflight Now · 1 Nov 2025 SpaceX will fly 18 payloads to a mid-inclination orbit including an intelligence-gathering satellite for the military of South Korea. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 1:09 a.m. EDT (05...