SpaceX Launches its 450th Falcon 9, Sets New Record for Booster Turnaround Time Written 21 March 2025
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California Thursday, March 21, at 11:49 p.m. PDT (2:49 a.m. EDT). | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube; framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports, “The National Reconnaissance Office launched its eighth batch of satellites to support its proliferated architecture constellation. The mission includes a number of notable milestones for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket program, including a record-fast turnaround time for its booster. The rocket carried an unspecified number of satellites that are believed to be Starshield, a government variant of the Starlink satellites that are built by SpaceX in partnership with Northrop Grumman. This was SpaceX’s 450th Falcon 9 launch to date.”
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SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 for 450th time (Launch occurs at 32:38)
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