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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 soars into the sky over Cape Canaveral Thursday with a GPS navigation satellite. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography A fresh GPS navigation beacon destined to replace a nearly 17-year-old satellite rode into orbit from Cape Canaveral on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9…

by Sandra Erwin — June 17, 2021 A U.S. Space Force GPS 3 SV-5 satellite flew to orbit June 17, 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Credit: U.S. Space Force The booster landing was the third time SpaceX recovered the Falcon 9 first stage in a National Security Space…

by Jeff Foust — June 15, 2021 Orbiter, an orbital transfer vehicle being developed by Launcher, will be able to carry up to 90U of cubesats or other smallsats, and fly on both Launcher Light and SpaceX's Falcon 9. Credit: Launcher WASHINGTON — Small launch vehicle company Launcher announced June…

Unlike conventional in-flight internet providers which have a few satellites orbiting at about 36,000 km above the earth, SpaceX has close to 1,800 satellites orbiting at only 550 km above the earth. SpaceX‘s satellite constellation-based internet network Starlink is exploring the possibility of providing internet connectivity to several airlines. Speaking…

Artist's conception of the Relativity Terran R rocket. Relativity Space Relativity Space is on track to launch its first rocket at the end of the year. But that hasn’t stopped the company from looking ahead to the future. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles-based rocket startup announced that it’s raised $650…

Falcon 9 launches SXM-8 to orbit on SpaceX’s 125th successful mission, Sunday, Jun 6 2021. SpaceX SpaceX launched a Sirius XM satellite into orbit early this morning, Sunday, June 6, marking the company’s 125th successful mission. The launch used a Falcon 9 rocket and took place from Space Launch Complex…

Hauling SiriusXM’s SXM 8 radio broadcasting satellite, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 12:26 a.m. EDT (0426 GMT) Sunday. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now A Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral early Sunday with a high-power digital radio satellite for…

by Jeff Foust — June 6, 2021 Maxar Technology's WorldView-3 satellite took this image of the Falcon 9 with the Maxar-built SXM-8 satellite on board June 5, less than 24 hours before its successful launch. Credit: Maxar Technologies Updated 10:20 a.m. Eastern with Maxar announcement of post-launch contact with SXM-8.…

Home News Spaceflight CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a veteran Falcon 9 rocket on its third trip to space Sunday (June 6) to carry  a massive radio satellite into orbit for Sirius XM before returning to Earth.  The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 12:26 a.m. EDT (0426…

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral early Sunday, heading due east over the Atlantic Ocean to deliver the SXM 8 radio broadcasting satellite into orbit around 32 minutes later. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket is poised for launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force…