The Starlink 17-52 mission is SpaceX’s 90th orbital launch of the year so far. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 8:08 p.m….
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SpaceX to Launch First Starlink V3 Satellites on Starship Test Flight
Spaceflight Now reports the mission will also test out a series of improvements to the launcher to help push it closer to full reusability. “Liftoff from Pad 2 at SpaceX’s Starbase facilities in southern Texas is scheduled during a 90-minute window that opens at 5:45 p.m. CDT (6:45 p.m. EDT / 2245 UTC).”
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Falcon 9 Carries 27 Starlink Satellites to Orbit From California
Spaceflight Now reports, “The Starlink 15-14 mission will add another 27 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation … Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 6:28:17 p.m. PDT (9:28:17 p.m. EDT / 0128:17 UTC).”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California (Launch occurs at the 29:59 mark)
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SpaceX Breaks Rocket Reuse Record on 36th Falcon 9 Flight
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX broke another rocket reuse record Thursday morning when it launched its most-flown Falcon 9 booster for a 36th time. It flew in support of the Starlink 10-42 mission, which added another 29 broadband internet satellites to the company’s low Earth orbit constellation.”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (Launch occurs at the 1:00:20 mark)
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SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites from California on Falcon 9
Spaceflight Now reports the Starlink 17-46 mission flew on the 77th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. “Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened 7:57 p.m. PDT (10:57 p.m. EDT / 0257 UTC). The rocket flew on a south-southwesterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base (Launch occurs at the 29:58 mark)
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Weather Forces Delay of High-Stakes NASA Telescope Rescue Mission
SatNews reports, “The high-stakes orbital servicing flight intended to rescue NASA’s decaying Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was postponed on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, due to unfavorable weather conditions over the Pacific launch range.”
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Falcon 9 Delivers 15,000-Pound SiriusXM Satellite to Orbit
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched a big SiriusXM radio satellite to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast on Sunday night (June 28). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the 15,400-pound (7,000 kilograms) SXM-11 spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Sunday at 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 GMT on June 29).”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 15,000-pound satellite for SiriusXM (Launch occurs at the 1:00:19 mark)
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Beta, Surf Air Test Electric Aircraft for Hawaii Inter-Island Routes
Aviation International News reports, “Beta Technologies and Surf Air Mobility have started flying the all-electric Alia CX300 across Hawaii to test whether battery-powered aircraft can serve the state’s short inter-island cargo and passenger routes. The demonstration campaign, which began Thursday, will run roughly six to eight weeks.”
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AIAA and Thunderbird at ASU Launch Global Space Leadership and Strategy Series
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AIAA and Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (Thunderbird) announced the launch of the Global Space Leadership and Strategy Series, a new executive-level online program designed to prepare leaders for the increasingly complex, global, and high-stakes space economy.
SpaceX Continues Starlink Expansion with California Launch
SPACE reports a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, June 21, 2026. Launch took place “at 12:39 p.m. EDT (1639 GMT or 9:39 a.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East … SpaceX confirmed deployment of the Starlink batch (Group 17-28) about an hour after their launch.”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base (Launch occurs at the 0:07 mark)
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