Intelsat IS-40e Mission SpaceX 2023-04-07 | On Friday, April 7 at 12:30 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Intelsat IS-40e mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the fourth launch and landing of this booster, which previously supported CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, and one Starlink mission.
Transporter-7 Mission SpaceX 2023-04-04 | SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Thursday, April 13 at 11:47 p.m. PT (06:47 UTC on April 14) for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-7 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and seven Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.Transporter-7 is SpaceX’s seventh dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There will be 51 payloads on this flight, including CubeSats, MicroSats, hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time. A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff.
Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Mission SpaceX 2023-04-02 | SpaceX is targeting Sunday, April 2 at 7:29 a.m. PT (14:29 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available Monday, April 3 at the same time. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.The space vehicles launched during this mission will serve a part of SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture , a new layered network of satellites in low-Earth orbit and supporting elements that will provide global military communication and missile warning, indication, and tracking capabilities. A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-03-29 | On Wednesday, March 29 at 4:01 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.This was the fourth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, and Inmarsat I-6 F2.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-03-24 | On Friday, March 24 at 11:33 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.This was the tenth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a and now three Starlink missions.
SES-18 and SES-19 Mission SpaceX 2023-03-18 | On Friday, March 17 at 7:38 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched SES-18 and SES-19 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.This was the sixth launch and landing of this booster, which previously supported the launch CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, and two Starlink missions.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-03-17 | SpaceX is targeting Friday, March 17 at 12:26 p.m. PT (19:26 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 4:24 p.m. PT (23:24 UTC). Backup opportunities are also available on Saturday, March 18 at 12:12 p.m. PT (19:12 UTC) and 4:10 p.m. PT (23:10 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
CRS-27 Mission SpaceX 2023-03-15 | On Tuesday, March 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 27th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-27) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the Just a Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Dragon autonomously docked with the space station on Thursday, March 16 at 7:31 a.m. ET (11:31 UTC).
Crew-5 Mission | Return SpaceX 2023-03-12 | After 157 days in space, Dragon and Crew-5 NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina returned to Earth and splashed down off the coast of Florida at 9:02 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 11.
Crew-5 Mission | Undocking SpaceX 2023-03-11 | On Saturday, March 11 at 2:20 a.m. ET, Dragon autonomously undocked from the International Space Station (ISS). After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison the trunk, and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere for splashdown off the coast of Florida approximately 19 hours later at 9:02 p.m. ET.Aboard the spacecraft will be Crew-5 NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who flew to the space station on Dragon when Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, October 5 at 12:00 p.m. ET.
OneWeb Launch 17 Mission SpaceX 2023-03-09 | On Thursday, March 9 at 2:13 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the OneWeb Launch 17 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the thirteenth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and seven Starlink missions.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-03-03 | On Friday, March 3 at 10:38 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 51 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.This was the twelfth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, and now three Starlink missions.
Crew-6 Mission | Approach and Docking SpaceX 2023-03-03 | On Friday, March 3 at 1:40 a.m. ET, SpaceX’s Dragon autonomously docked with the International Space Station. Approximately 25 hours earlier at 12:34 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft and Crew-6 to orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct over 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations in areas such as life and physical sciences to advanced materials, technology development, in-space production applications, and even student-led research.
Crew-6 Mission | Launch SpaceX 2023-03-02 | SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Thursday, March 2 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s sixth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-6) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 12:34 a.m. ET (5:34 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Friday, March 3 at 12:11 a.m. ET (5:11 UTC).The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew Demo-2, Crew-2, and Axiom Space’s Ax-1 to and from the space station. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct over 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations in areas such as life and physical sciences to advanced materials, technology development, in-space production applications, and even student-led research. The SpaceX webcast for the Crew-6 mission will go live about one hour before liftoff.
Starlink Mission Control Audio SpaceX 2023-02-28 | This is the vehicle trajectory and mission control audio without any additional commentary. There may be very long periods of silence. For our full hosted webcast, visit spacex.com/launches
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-02-27 | SpaceX is targeting Monday, February 27 at 6:13 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 second-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Tuesday, February 28 at 1:49 p.m. ET (18:49 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-26 and OneWeb Launch 16. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
Inmarsat I-6 F2 Mission SpaceX 2023-02-18 | On Friday, February 17 at 10:59 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the Inmarsat I-6 F2 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the third launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously supported the launch of Crew-5 and GPS III Space Vehicle 06.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-02-17 | SpaceX is targeting Friday, February 17 at 11:12 a.m. PT (19:12 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 51 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, February 18 at 10:58 a.m. PT (18:58 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and six Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-02-12 | On Sunday, February 12 at 12:10 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 55 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.This was the twelfth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and now seven Starlink missions.
Starship 33 Engine Static Fire SpaceX 2023-02-09 | Congrats to the SpaceX team on full duration of the Starship 33 Engine static fire test!
Hispasat Amazonas Nexus Mission SpaceX 2023-02-07 | On Monday, February 6 at 8:32 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the sixth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously supported the launch of SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1, and three Starlink missions.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-02-02 | SpaceX is targeting Thursday, February 2 at 2:58 a.m. ET (7:58 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If needed, there are additional launch opportunities the same day at 4:24 a.m. ET (9:24 UTC), and 6:05 a.m. ET (11:05 UTC) with backup opportunities also available on Friday, February 3 at 2:18 a.m. ET (7:18 UTC), 3:59 a.m. ET (8:59 UTC), and 5:40 a.m. ET (10:40 UTC). The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-01-31 | On Tuesday, January 31 at 8:15 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.This was the seventh launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and now three Starlink missions.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-01-26 | SpaceX is targeting Thursday, January 26 at 4:32 a.m. ET (9:32 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. There is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 6:13 a.m. ET (11:13 UTC). If needed for any reason, backup opportunities are available on Friday, January 27 at 3:57 a.m. ET (8:57 UTC) and 5:38 a.m. ET (10:38 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneshop, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2023-01-19 | SpaceX is targeting Thursday, January 19 for a Falcon 9 launch of 51 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 7:43 a.m. PT (15:43 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Friday, January 20 at 7:09 a.m. PT (15:09 UTC).Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
GPS III Space Vehicle 06 Mission SpaceX 2023-01-18 | SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 18 at 7:24 a.m. ET (12:24 UTC) for Falcon 9’s launch of the GPS III Space Vehicle 06 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, January 19 at 7:05 a.m. ET (12:05 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew-5. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
USSF-67 Mission SpaceX 2023-01-15 | SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 15 at 5:56 p.m. ET (22:56 UTC) for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the USSF-67 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land on SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
OneWeb Launch 16 Mission SpaceX 2023-01-10 | On Monday, January 9 at 11:50 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the OneWeb Launch 16 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the second launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-26.
Transporter-6 Mission SpaceX 2023-01-03 | On Tuesday, January 3 at 9:56 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-6, SpaceX’s sixth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the fifteenth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 stage booster, which previously supported launch of GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34 and 10 Starlink missions.Falcon 9 carried 114 spacecraft to orbit that were set to deploy across 82 deployments, 78 of which have been confirmed. Teams are continuing to review data for the remaining payloads, though it may take customers some time to provide additional information on the status of their payloads.
ISI EROS C-3 Mission SpaceX 2022-12-30 | On Thursday, December 29 at 11:38 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the ISI EROS C-3 mission to a low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the eleventh launch of this booster, which previously supported the launch of Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, and two Starlink missions.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2022-12-28 | SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, December 28 at 4:34 a.m. ET (9:34 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there is a backup opportunity available on Thursday, December 29 starting at 4:14 a.m. ET (9:14 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2022-12-17 | SpaceX is targeting Saturday, December 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 4:32 p.m. ET (21:32 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3, and nine Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
SES O3b mPOWER Mission SpaceX 2022-12-17 | On Friday, December 15 at 5:48 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.This was the eighth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G and one Starlink mission.
ispace M1 Mission SpaceX 2022-12-11 | On Sunday, December 11 at 2:38 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Lunar Flashlight to a lunar transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the fifth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched SES-22 and three Starlink missions.
OneWeb 1 Mission SpaceX 2022-12-09 | On Thursday, December 8 at 5:27 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the OneWeb 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the fourth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, and one Starlink mission.
CRS-26 Mission SpaceX 2022-11-26 | On Saturday, November 26 at 2:20 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 26th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-26) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Dragon will autonomously dock with the space station on Saturday, November 27, at approximately 7:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC).
Eutelsat 10B Mission SpaceX 2022-11-23 | On Tuesday, November 22 at 9:57 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Eutelsat 10B mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.This was the eleventh launch of this booster, which previously supported the launch of Telstar 18 VANTAGE, Iridium-8, and nine Starlink missions.
Intelsat G-31/G-32 Mission SpaceX 2022-11-12 | On Saturday, November 12 at 11:06 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Intelsat G-31/G-32 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the fourteenth launch of this booster, which previously supported Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and 10 Starlink missions.
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Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G Mission SpaceX 2022-11-03 | On Thursday, November 3 at 1:22 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.This was the seventh launch and landing of this booster, which previously supported the launch of CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, and one Starlink mission.
USSF-44 Mission SpaceX 2022-11-01 | SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, November 1 at 9:41 a.m. ET (13:41 UTC) for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the USSF-44 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Wednesday, November 2 at 9:37 a.m. ET (13:37 UTC).Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2022-10-28 | On Thursday, October 27 at 6:14 p.m. PT, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the eighth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and now six Starlink missions.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2022-10-20 | On Thursday, October 20 at 10:50 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the tenth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and now five Starlink missions.
Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F Mission SpaceX 2022-10-15 | On Saturday, October 15 at 1:22 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.This was the third launch and landing of this booster, which previously supported the launch of CRS-24 and one Starlink mission.
Crew-4 Mission | Return SpaceX 2022-10-14 | After 170 days in space, Dragon and Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Samantha Cristoforetti returned to Earth and splashed down off the coast of Florida at 4:55 p.m. ET on Friday, October 14.Falcon 9 launched Dragon and the Crew-4 astronauts to the orbiting laboratory on Wednesday, April 27 at 3:52 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Crew-4 Mission | Undocking SpaceX 2022-10-14 | SpaceX and NASA are targeting Friday, October 14 at 12:05 p.m. ET, 16:05 UTC, for Dragon to autonomously undock from the International Space Station (ISS). After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison the trunk, and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere for splashdown off the coast of Florida approximately five hours later at 4:55 p.m. ET, 20:55 UTC.Aboard the spacecraft will be Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Samantha Cristoforetti, who flew to the space station on Dragon when Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, April 27 at 3:52 a.m. ET.Live webcast coverage of Crew-4’s return to Earth will begin about 20 minutes prior to undocking.
Intelsat G-33/G-34 Mission SpaceX 2022-10-08 | On Saturday, October 8 at 7:05 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Intelsat G-33/G-34 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.This was the 14th launch and landing of this booster, which previously supported the launch of GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and 10 Starlink missions.
Crew-5 Mission | Approach and Docking SpaceX 2022-10-06 | On Thursday, October 6 at 5:01 p.m. ET, SpaceX’s Dragon autonomously docked with the International Space Station. Approximately 29 hours earlier at 12:00 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft to orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct over 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations in areas such as human health and lunar fuel systems. Dragon and Crew-5 will depart the station and return to Earth in early 2023.
Starlink Mission SpaceX 2022-10-05 | On Wednesday, October 5 at 4:10 p.m. PT, SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.This was the fifth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, and now two Starlink missions.
