News Archive / Tagged: Space Launch Complex 40
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SpaceX Transporter-5 mission orbits dozens of small satellites
Theresa CrossMay 25th, 2022Continuing its average launch cadence of once a week, SpaceX flew a Falcon 9 rocket with the Transporter-5 rideshare mission.
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SpaceX flies same Falcon 9 first stage in 3 weeks
Theresa CrossApril 29th, 2022In the latest SpaceX Starlink internet satellite mission, the company set a new launch-to-launch turnaround record for a Falcon 9 first stage.
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SpaceX launches Transporter-4 smallsat rideshare mission
Theresa CrossApril 1st, 2022Using a Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX’s Transporter-4 dedicated smallsat rideshare mission lofted 40 payloads into a polar orbit from Florida.
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More Starlink satellites lofted by SpaceX during late night launch
Theresa CrossMarch 19th, 2022A SpaceX Falcon 9 left Florida’s Space Coast delivering another round of satellites to the company’s Starlink internet constellation.
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48 more Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX
Theresa CrossMarch 9th, 2022A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted another group of Starlink satellites into orbit to add to the company’s internet constellation.
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SpaceX launches 4th Starlink mission of 2022
Theresa CrossFebruary 21st, 2022SpaceX sent its latest batch of Starlink satellites into orbit, adding 46 new spacecraft to its ever-growing internet constellation.
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Falcon 9 Transporter-3 rideshare orbits 100+ satellites
Theresa CrossJanuary 13th, 2022A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched over a hundred satellites into space on a dedicated rideshare mission called Transporter-3.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Turksat 5B communications satellite
Theresa CrossDecember 19th, 2021SpaceX launched a satellite called Turksat 5B into orbit for a Turkish communications company. This was the second Falcon 9 mission in less than a day.
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SpaceX breaks annual flight record with latest Starlink mission
Theresa CrossDecember 2nd, 2021SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites, as well as two rideshare payloads for BlackSky, into low Earth orbit atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket.
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SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida
Theresa CrossNovember 13th, 2021SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink internet satellites, the first dedicated launch for the constellation from Florida since May.
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SpaceX launches Transporter-2 Falcon 9 rideshare mission
Theresa CrossJune 30th, 2021A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Transporter-2, the second dedicated rideshare mission for the company, into a polar orbit from Florida.
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First Starlink shell completed with latest Falcon 9 launch
Theresa CrossMay 26th, 2021At 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.
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Falcon 9 booster flies record 10th time for Starlink mission
Theresa CrossMay 9th, 2021An early morning launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket filled the Florida skies as the company continues its aggressive pace of global internet coverage.
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Another 60 Starlink internet satellites orbited by SpaceX
Theresa CrossApril 29th, 2021SpaceX 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.
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SpaceX successfully launches Booster for the sixth time
Theresa CrossAugust 18th, 2020On August 18 at 10:31 a.m. EDT, SpaceX successfully launched the latest batch of 58 corporate satellites from Cape Canaveral Florida, destined to become part of their growing Starlink constellation.
