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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, heading due south over the Atlantic Ocean on a trajectory hugging the east coast of Florida to deliver 143 small satellites into polar orbit. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket is poised for launch from pad 40 at Cape…

by Jeff Foust — January 20, 2021 Satellogic will rely primarily on SpaceX's smallsat rideshare program for the launch of dozens of satellites through the end of 2022. Credit: Satellogic WASHINGTON — Earth observation company Satellogic announced Jan. 19 it signed a contract with SpaceX covering several rideshare launches of…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 8:02 a.m. EST (1302 GMT) Wednesday. Credit: SpaceXSpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites Wednesday into a sunny sky over Florida’s Space Coast, adding more capacity and coverage to the company’s commercial broadband network while…

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The effects huge constellations of satellites could have on astronomy are starting to come into focus, and astronomers are grappling with what this industrialization of space could mean for the future of their field. The big picture: Companies like SpaceX and Amazon have plans to launch thousands of internet-beaming satellites…

EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 10:30 p.m. EST on Jan. 18 (0330 GMT on Jan. 19) with additional launch delay. A Falcon 9 rocket with a sooty first stage booster flown on seven previous launches arrived at the deck of pad 39A Sunday night. Credit: Spaceflight NowSpaceX rolled out a Falcon 9…

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Home News Spaceflight Editor's note: SpaceX has successfully launched its first Starlink mission of 2021. Read our full wrap story here. Original story: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX will launch its first batch of Starlink satellites in 2021 on Monday (Jan. 18) to expand the company's growing megaconstellation and you…

The Falcon 9 booster assigned to SpaceX’s first Starlink launch of the new year is on track to become the world’s most rapidly reusable rocket as early as Monday, January 18th. Targeting Monday, January 18 at 8:45 a.m. EST for Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites from LC-39A; Falcon…