News Archive / Tagged: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

• SpaceX launches Transporter-2 Falcon 9 rideshare mission

  Theresa CrossJune 30th, 2021

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Transporter-2, the second dedicated rideshare mission for the company, into a polar orbit from Florida.

• SpaceX launches GPS III SV05 satellite into space

  Theresa CrossJune 17th, 2021

  SpaceX sent the GPS III SV05 satellite into space for the U.S. military atop a previously-flown Falcon 9 booster, a first for a national security payload.

• First Starlink shell completed with latest Falcon 9 launch

  Theresa CrossMay 26th, 2021

  At 2:59 p.m. EDT (16:59 UTC) May 26, 2021, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched toward orbit to deliver another batch of 60 Starlink satellites for the company's internet constellation.

• SBIRS GEO 5 missile defense satellite launched for US Space Force

  Theresa CrossMay 18th, 2021

  A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to send the SBIRS GEO 5 satellite into space for U.S. Space Force and Missile Systems Center.

• 45th Space Wing re-designated as Space Launch Delta 45

  Theresa CrossMay 11th, 2021

  The United States Space Force has redesignated the 45th Space Wing, which oversees launches on Florida’s Space Coast, as Space Launch Delta 45.

• Another 60 Starlink internet satellites orbited by SpaceX

  Theresa CrossApril 29th, 2021

  SpaceX launched its 25th batch of Starlink internet satellites to join its ever-growing constellation in low Earth orbit as the company continues its push for global coverage.

• Vulcan rocket progresses towards first launch with pathfinder arrival

  Matt HaskellFebruary 13th, 2021

  Progress continues to advance for United Launch Alliance’s newest rocket, as the pathfinder for the Vulcan rocket arrived by the company’s cargo ship and was unloaded at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, February 15.

• SpaceX Transporter-1 mission breaks record for most satellites in single launch

  Cullen DesforgesJanuary 25th, 2021

  #ICYMI: Over the weekend, SpaceX launched Transporter-1, a dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare mission.

• SpaceX launches latest satellite for SiriusXM Radio

  Cullen DesforgesDecember 13th, 2020

  On Dec. 13, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the SXM-7 satellite to a geostationary transfer orbit.