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CRS SpX-35 (Falcon 9)

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:10:34 GMT

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On Tuesday, October 13 at 6:33 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-35) mission to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. After an approximate 52-hour flight,

Dragon will autonomously dock with the orbiting laboratory on Thursday, October 15 at approximately 11:00 a.m. ET.CRS-35 is the fourth flight for the Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission, which previously flew CRS-26, CRS-29, and CRS-33 to and from the space station.

This was the eighth flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched KF-01, IMAP, NROL-77, GPS III-9, CRS-34, NROL-95, and one Starlink mission.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NROL-97 Falcon Heavy I SpaceX

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:10:22 GMT

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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched from Florida Thursday night on a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, America’s spy satellite agency.

Codenamed NROL-97, the mission blasted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:54 p.m. EDT (0354 UTC). It took a north-easterly trajectory on departure from Florida’s Space Coast.

The NRO has previously flown payloads on 22 Falcon 9 rockets but this is the first time it has used the heavy-lift Falcon Heavy, which consists of three Falcon 9 boosters and an upper stage, topped by a payload fairing.

The powerful rocket, which lifts off under the power of 27 Merlin 1D engines, was introduced to great fanfare in 2018 and made its 14th flight Thursday night.

Like most NRO missions, little is publicly known about the nature the flight. It was the first NRO mission to fly after being procured in 2025 through the competitive National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 contract.

The Falcon Heavy core stage, serial number B1106, was brand new and was expended on this mission. The rocket’s side boosters both flew just a month ago to launch NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. B1104 made its second flight and B1072 was on its fourth mission.

The side boosters returned to Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with thunderous sonic booms. SpaceX returned LZ-1 to service for this mission after it was replaced by LZ-40 at Space Launch Complex 40. However, that landing pad was used earlier in the day on Thursday by the booster returning from launching the Crew 13 mission, B1101.
The NRO said the payload fairing was previously used on the NROL-95 mission in July.

NROL-97 was SpaceX’s third Falcon launch of the day. In addition to the Crew 13 mission, the company launched 130 payloads on the Transporter 13 rideshare mission from its West Coast pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It was the first time the company has landed four boosters in a single day.

SpaceX Crew-13 (Falcon 9) October 1, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:58:33 GMT

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off on a flight to the International Space Station Thursday carrying two NASA astronauts, a cosmonaut and a Canadian whose wife plans a launch of her own later this year, giving birth to the couple’s third child while her husband is away in space.

Strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, Crew 13 commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk blasted off from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:10 a.m. EDT.

The launch originally was planned for mid September, but the flight was delayed to replace a leaking valve in the Crew Dragon’s propulsion system.

Watkins, who holds a Ph.D. in geology, flew to space aboard a Crew Dragon in 2022. Her crewmates are space rookies, the 296th, 297th and 298th astronauts to fly aboard the ISS.
Delaney and Kutryk are both former military test pilots while Teteryatnikov served in the Russian submarine force before becoming a cosmonaut.

03b mPOWER 11, 12 & 13 September 13, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:22:14 GMT

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On Sunday, September 13 at 2:49 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 29th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously supported Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES ASTRA 1P, NG-21, and 22 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Roman Space Telescope (Falcon Heavy) August 30, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:19:30 GMT

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On Sunday, August 30 at 7:26 a.m. ET Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Roman Space Telescope from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This is the first and third flight for the two first stage side boosters supporting this mission, which previously launched the GOES-U and Viasat-3 F3 missions.

Following stage separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land on SpaceX’s Landing Zones 2 and 40 (LZ-2 and LZ-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The Roman Space Telescope is a NASA flagship observatory designed to study dark energy and dark matter to help scientists unravel mysteries of the universe. Once at its final destination at Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2, Roman will have an unobstructed view of the universe, and with a wide field of view at least 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, Roman will be able to map billions of galaxies, discover new exoplanets, study black holes, and more.

Starlink Group 10-49 (Falcon 9) August 25, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:15:06 GMT

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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida early Tuesday morning, using a first-stage booster making a record-breaking 37th flight.

The Starlink 10-49 mission added another 29 broadband internet satellites to the company’s low Earth orbit constellation consisting of more than 11,000 spacecraft. It could be the last Starlink flight from Cape Canaveral for a while, with no further missions for the company’s internet service appearing on the near-term schedule.

So far this year, SpaceX has launched 44 out of 76 Starlink missions from its West Coast launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The company’s Cape Canaveral workforce has been refocused on Starship preparations.

Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 UTC). The rocket headed off on a north-easterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.

The 45th Weather Squadron forecast a 90 percent chance for favorable weather during the launch window. Launch weather officers said they’re watching for a small possibility of interference from cumulus and anvil clouds.

SpaceX’s flight-leading booster, tail number B1067, made its 37th mission after entering service in June 2021.

Nearly 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1067 landed on the droneship, A Shortfall of Gravitas, positioned in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the 165th landing on this vessel and the 654th Falcon booster landing to date.

Starlink Group 10-39 (Falcon 9) August 21, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:05:28 GMT

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On Friday, August 21 at 11:04 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 30th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, BlueBird 1-5, Nusantara Lima (PSN N5), Starfall Demo, and now 24 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (Falcon 9) August 15, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:47:37 GMT

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On Saturday, August 15 at 9:12 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Globalstar 2-R Launch 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 14th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously supported SES O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, SES O3b mPOWER-D, CRS-33, and eight Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Starlink Group 10-19 (Falcon 9) August 11, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:43:56 GMT

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After a launch scrub on Monday morning, SpaceX flew its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to deliver another batch of its Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to low Earth orbit.

The Starlink 10-19 mission represented the 72nd flight of these broadband internet satellites out of a total of 93 Falcon 9 rockets in 2026.

Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 11:58:26 a.m. EDT (1558:26 UTC) on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The rocket flew on a northeasterly trajectory upon leaving the launch pad.

SpaceX launched this mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster with the tail number B1085. This was its 18th flight with a flight history that includes NASA’s Crew-9, GPS III-7, and Fram2.

Nearly 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1085 landed on the droneship, A Shortfall of Gravitas, positioned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Carolina. This was the 163rd landing on this vessel and the 647th Falcon booster landing.

BlueBird 11 to 13 (Falcon 9) August 5, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:43:05 GMT

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SpaceX launched the latest trio of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the predawn hours of Wednesday morning.

The Falcon 9 rocket carried satellites numbered 11, 12, and 13 in to orbit. The mission came about a month-and-a-half after SpaceX launched the BlueBird 8-10 mission.

Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 3:49 a.m. EDT (0749 UTC). The rocket flew on a northeasterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.

SpaceX launched the mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster with the tail number B1077. It became the fifth Falcon booster to achieve at least 30 flights, with four out of those five boosters are still in operation.

More than 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1077 landed on the droneship, A Shortfall of Gravitas, positioned in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the 162nd landing on this vessel and the 645th Falcon booster landing to date.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is able to launch three satellites at most with its Falcon 9 rocket with the eight-satellite configuration reserved for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, which has a seven-meter diameter payload fairing. However, the latter rocket is grounded for an undetermined amount of time following the May 28 pad explosion.

NROL-95 (Falcon 9) July 30, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:55:10 GMT

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On Thursday, July 30 at 3:10 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the NROL-95 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the seventh flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched KF-01, IMAP, NROL-77, GPS III-9, CRS-34, and one Starlink mission.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

MRV-1 (Falcon 9) July 21, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:35:09 GMT

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Tuesday carrying Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and three Mission Extension Pods (MEPs), a novel mission designed to prolog the lifespans of multiple satellites.

The MRV is equipped with the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload, a pair of robotic arms with an array of tool attachments developed at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory with financial backing from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

The MEPs, which carry fresh supplies of maneuvering fuel, are designed to provide up to eight years of additional life for a satellite.

Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 occurred at 5:15 p.m. EDT (2115 UTC). The rocket flew due east upon leaving the launch pad.

SpaceX launched the mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster B1069, which made its 32nd and final flight. The company said this would be the boosters final mission “Due to the additional performance needed to launch these payloads to geosynchronous transfer orbit.”

In addition to 27 batches of Starlink satellites, B1069 launched the following missions:

Dec. 21, 2021 – NASA’s CRS-24
Oct. 15, 2022 – Eutelsat’s Hotbird 13F
Dec. 8, 2022 – OneWeb’s OneWeb Mission 15
Mar. 17, 2023 – SES’ SES-18 & 19

Starlink Group 10-45 (Falcon 9) July 14, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:16:19 GMT

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On Tuesday, July 14 at 5:10 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 28th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES ASTRA 1P, NG-21, and now 22 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink Group 10-42 (Falcon 9) July 9, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:32:24 GMT

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On Thursday, July 9 at 5:25 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 36th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, SES O3B mPOWER-A, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, Galileo, Koreasat-6A, and now 25 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink Group 10-50 (Falcon 9) July 5, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:02:19 GMT

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Two semiconductor fabrication test beds hitched a sub-orbital ride on the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral shortly after sunrise Sunday.

Liftoff of the Starlink 10-50 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 happened on 6:50 a.m. EDT (1050 UTC).

In addition to boosting 29 satellites for SpaceX’s internet service, the Falcon 9 first-stage booster carried two manufacturing pods for Washington, D.C.-based startup Besxar Space Industries on an eight-minute, 19-second ride to space and back.

After stage separation, the first-stage booster continues to coast upwards. On a Starlink mission, a first-stage booster typically reaches an altitude of about 115 kilometres before gravity’s grip pulls it back to Earth and a landing on a drone ship in the ocean.

Amazon Leo (LA-08) Atlas V 551) July 2, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:17:07 GMT

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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., (July 2, 2026)– A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Leo 8 mission for Amazon lifted off on July 2 at 12:30:15 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission continues to build on ULA’s increase in commercial launch services, now accounting for half of ULA’s overall business.

With this launch, ULA has delivered a total of 224 of the 375+ satellites for Amazon Leo strengthening the foundation of the constellation as it moves closer to commercial operation.

SXM-11 (Falcon 9) June 29, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:01:24 GMT

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On Sunday, June 28, at 10:25 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the SiriusXM SXM-11 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 17th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, MTG-S1, EchoStar XXV, and nine Starlink missions.

After stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starfall Demo (Falcon 9) June 23, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:55:23 GMT

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As the sun rose over Florida’s Space Coast on Tuesday, so too did SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying onboard a demonstration of its new uncrewed reentry capsule named ‘Starfall’.

The company had been tight-lipped about the payload and its mission profile, cutting off its public-facing, post-liftoff timeline after the booster landing event. SpaceX chose not to share views of its upper stage or the Starfall payload itself during its broadcast.

SpaceX also has not disclosed how many spacecraft are onboard this mission. An environmental assessment (EA) published by the Federal Aviation Administration said in May that the company wanted to “perform two Starfall reentries to demonstrate capabilities for future transport and delivery of goods through space,” but it’s not clear if this mission will include more than one Starfall capsule.

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 6:53 a.m. EDT (1053 UTC).

The 45th Weather Squadron forecast a 95 percent chance for favorable weather on Tuesday. Meteorologists said there was a small chance for interference from cumulus clouds.

SpaceX launched the mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster B1078.

This was its 29th flight after launching previous missions that included NASA’s Crew-6, USSF-124, and SES’ O3b mPOWER-B.

Nearly nine minutes after liftoff, B1078 landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas positioned out in the Atlantic Ocean.

This was the 157th landing on this vessel and the 628th booster landing for SpaceX to date.

Starlink Bluebird 8 to 10 (Falcon 9) June 17, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:22:11 GMT

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On Wednesday, June 17 at 2:39 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 8-10 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 29th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7, and 21 Starlink missions.

After stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink Group 10-54 (Falcon 9) June 12, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:07:02 GMT

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On Friday, June 12 at 8:27 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 27th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES ASTRA 1P, NG-21, and now 21 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink Group 10-35 (Falcon 9) June 8, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:47:33 GMT

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On Monday, June 8 at 6:13 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 35th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, SES O3B mPOWER-A, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, Galileo, Koreasat-6A, and now 24 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink Group 10-43 (Falcon 9) June 4, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:38:45 GMT

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On Thursday, June 4 at 6:26 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SES O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, mPOWER-D, CRS-33, and now seven Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Amazon Leo (LA-07) May 29, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Sat, 30 May 2026 16:13:18 GMT

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MISSION OVERVIEW

An Atlas V 551 rocket, configured with five side-mounted solid rocket boosters and a medium-length payload fairing, will launch the next Amazon Leo satellites into space. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This is ULA's Amazon Leo 7 mission, continuing a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to help deploy its advanced satellite constellation.

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Payload Fairing (PLF)
The spacecraft are encapsulated in a 17.7-ft (5.4-m) diameter medium payload fairing. The PLF is a sandwich composite structure made with a vented aluminum-honeycomb core and graphite-epoxy face sheets. The bisector (two-piece shell) PLF encapsulates both the Centaur and the satellites. The vehicle's height with the 5-meter medium PLF is approximately 205 ft (62.5 m).

Centaur

The Centaur second stage is 10 ft (3 m) in diameter and 41.5 ft (12.6 m) in length. Its propellant tanks are pressure-stabilized and constructed of corrosion-resistant stainless steel. Centaur is a cryogenic vehicle, fueled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, powered by an RL10C-1-1 engine producing 23,825 lbs (106 kilo-Newtons) of thrust. The cryogenic tanks are insulated with a combination of helium-purged blankets, radiation shields and spray-on foam insulation (SOFI). The Centaur forward adapter (CFA) provides structural mountings for the fault-tolerant avionics system and structural and electrical interfaces with the spacecraft.

Booster

The booster is 12.5 ft (3.8 m) in diameter and 106.5 ft (32.5 m) in length. The booster's tanks are structurally rigid and constructed of isogrid aluminum barrels, spun-formed aluminum domes and intertank skirts. Booster propulsion is provided by the RD-180 engine system (a single engine with two thrust chambers). The RD-180 burns RP-1 (Rocket Propellant-1 or highly purified kerosene) and liquid oxygen and delivers 860,200 lbs (3.83 mega-Newtons) of thrust at sea level. Five solid rocket boosters (SRBs) generate the additional power required at liftoff, with each providing 371,550 lbs (1.6 mega-Newtons) of thrust. The Centaur avionics system, provides guidance, flight control and vehicle sequencing functions during the booster and Centaur phases of flight.

Starlink Group 10-53 (Falcon 9) May 29, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Fri, 29 May 2026 20:08:14 GMT

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On Friday, May 29 at 8:57 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, MTG-S1, EchoStar XXV, and now nine Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink Group 10-47 (Falcon 9) May 25, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Tue, 26 May 2026 02:50:30 GMT

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On Monday, May 25 at 7:48 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 28th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, BlueBird 1-5, Nusantara Lima (PSN N5), and now 23 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink Group 10-31 (Falcon 9) May 21, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Fri, 22 May 2026 19:00:45 GMT

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On Thursday, May 21 at 6:04 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 28th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7, and now 21 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

CRS SpX-34 (Falcon 9) May 15, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Sat, 16 May 2026 19:48:53 GMT

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On Friday, May 15 at 6:05 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 34th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-34) mission to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

After an approximate 36-hour flight, Dragon will autonomously dock with the orbiting laboratory on Sunday, May 17 at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET. CRS-34 is the sixth flight of the Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission, which previously flew CRS-22, CRS-24, CRS-27, CRS-30, and CRS-32 to and from the space station.

This was the sixth flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched KF-01, IMAP, NROL-77, GPS III-9, and one Starlink mission.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Starlink Group 10-38 (Falcon 9) May 1, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Fri, 01 May 2026 21:19:11 GMT

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The 45th Weather Squadron forecast an 80 percent chance for favorable weather during liftoff. Meteorologists said they are watching for possible violations of the cumulus cloud and thick cloud layers rules.

“For the launch window on Friday, showers may develop along the sea breeze which will be pinned to the coastline due to offshore flow,” launch weather officers wrote. “The Cumulus Cloud Rule will be the primary concern with sea breeze development, with secondary Thick Cloud Layers Rule concerns due to the boundary proximity to the north.”

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on the Starlink 10-38 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 1, 2026.

Now SpaceX launched the mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster with the tail number B1069. This was its 31st flight following missions, like CRS-24, Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, and 26 batches of Starlink satellites.

Nearly 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1069 landed on the drone ship, A Shortfall of Gravitas, positioned in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the 149th landing on this drone ship and the 607th booster landing to date for SpaceX.

The company recently retired its other East Coast drone ship, Just Read the Instructions, and is repurposing it as a transport vessel for its Starship rocket program.

ViaSat-3 F3 April 29, 2026

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:42:13 GMT

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On Wednesday, April 29 at 10:13 a.m. ET Falcon Heavy launched the ViaSat-3 F3 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

One of the side boosters on this mission previously supported SDA-0A, SARah-2, Transporter-11, and 18 Starlink missions, and the second previously supported launch of the GOES-U mission.

Following stage separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters landed on SpaceX’s Landing Zones 2 and 40 (LZ-2 and LZ-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Amazon Leo (LA-06)/

dhuff68@gmail.com (Dennis Huff) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:54:40 GMT

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United Launch Alliance completed its second Atlas 5 rocket launch of the month, marking the company’s fastest turnaround at Space Launch Complex 41 to date. It beats the previous record by nearly three days.

On board the Atlas 5 rocket was a batch of 29 Amazon Leo satellites. This will be ULA’s sixth flight delivering production versions of the broadband internet satellites to orbit and its seventh overall, including the two demo satellites launched on the Protoflight mission in October 2023.

Liftoff of the mission, dubbed Amazon Leo 6 by United Launch Alliance and Leo Atlas 6 (LA-06) by Amazon Leo, happened at 8:53:30 p.m. EDT (0053:30 UTC). The rocket flew on a north-easterly trajectory upon leaving Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

This was the 108th launch of an Atlas 5 to date and the 100th under ULA.