Space Coast

Vaya Space Vortex engine during a test fire. Credit: Vaya Space
A rendering of Vaya’s Dauntless rocket.
Credit: Vaya Space

Vaya Space has secured a multi-launch contract to deploy up to 250 satellites for Space Telecommunications, Inc.’s small-satellite constellation using its Dauntless rocket, with launches starting in 2027.

“Today’s announcement is validation of the hard work of our entire team and a testament to the vision of our partners at Space Telecommunications,” said Kevin Lowdermilk, Vaya Space CEO. “This collaboration underscores the transformative potential of hybrid propulsion in shaping the future of satellite launch and space exploration.” 

Who Is Vaya Space?

Vaya Space a space and defense company, was founded in 2017 by Sid Gutierrez, the former Space Shuttle Commander and NASA’s first US-born Hispanic astronaut as Rocket Crafters, based in Cocoa. Since then, the company has developed a hybrid propulsion system and rocket technologies that are non-explosive, non-toxic, using solid rocket fuel is produced from 99% recycled post-industrial thermoplastics.

A Vaya Space Vortex engine test in late 2023
Photo: Vaya Space

The company’s Dauntless Block I is a ~60-foot (18.3) two-stage rocket, and is about the same size as a Rocket Lab Electron. It is planned to be able to launch at least 500 kilograms to orbit, versus 320 kilograms for Electron to Low-Earth Orbit.

Unlike Electron, a kerolox (kerosene-liquid oxygen system), Vaya’s Vortex solid rocket motors make Dauntless a nearly portable system that can be launched virtually anywhere. Dauntless is planned to launch for the first time in 2026. The company plans to launch from LC-13 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Vaya also has a Dauntless Block II in development, which will increase the maximum payload to orbit to at least 1100 kilograms, giving the system many more mission applications for which it will be suitable.

Comments On The New Contract

“Working with Vaya Space ensures our constellation will achieve the highest level of precision and reliability, which is critical to our mission of connecting communities worldwide,” Tae Oh, Founder of Space Telecommunications. 

“This partnership represents a pivotal moment for both companies,” said Mary Baldino, Director of Sales and Marketing at Vaya Space. “Our affordable and reliable hybrid rocket technology positions Dauntless to meet the growing demands of satellite constellations like Space Telecommunications’, ensuring timely, precise deployment and maximum operational efficiency.” 

“The launch campaign will mark a significant milestone in transitioning Dauntless from its inaugural mission to a regular launch cadence,” said Vaya Chairman Sid Gutierrez. “Designed, built, and tested on Florida’s Space Coast, Dauntless and its hybrid propulsion system are designed to bring simplicity, safety, affordability, and reliability to orbital launch.” 

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Lather, rinse, repeat: SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying the Starlink 12-5 mission shortly after midnight this morning. Liftoff was at 12:10 AM EST from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral and into cool, clear, star-studded skies over the Space Coast.

Starlink 12-5’s path through the sky this morning.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

Around 8.3 minutes later, Falcon 9 touched down offshore on ASDS ‘A Shortfall Of Gravitas’, successfully concluding its 2nd mission. ‘A Shortfall Of Gravitas’ had been pre-positioned offshore downrange and will now return to Port Canaveral where the booster will be returned to SpaceX’s Hangar X for inspection and, presumably, preparation for its 3rd flight.

It is believed that the booster used for this morning’s flight is B1086, which was first used as a side-booster for the Falcon Heavy GOES-U launch earlier this year, but SpaceX only stated “This is the second flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GOES-U.”

Spectators who lined the usual spots in Cape Canaveral, Titusville and other Space Coast locations were able to watch Falcon 9 for quite a long while in the clear skies: from 528 West at the Banana River Bridge, Falcon 9’s second stage was visible for at least 6.5 minutes after launch, while the booster Entry Burn was in plain sight for the entirety of that phase of flight. Such are winter night launches into dry air and clear skies.

Falcon 9 and Starlink 12-5 in flight, as seen in Orlando.
Photo: Ed Cordero / Florida Media Now

Payload

On their mission web page, SpaceX stated that tonight’s payload was “23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capability.”

Those satellites will join the nearly 7,000 other Starlink satellites as part of SpaceX’s internet connectivity service serving over 4 million customers in more than 100 countries world-wide.

Launch Replay

By The Numbers

  • 60th launch from SLC-40 this year
  • 991st Cape Canaveral launch
  • 129th SpaceX launch in 2024
  • 2.7 days between SpaceX launches in 2024
  • 441st SpaceX launch all time
  • 384th Falcon-family booster landing (includes Falcon Heavy cores)
  • 89th landing on A Shortfall Of Gravitas
  • 56th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch

Next Launch

SpaceX is planning to launch the O3b mPower 7 & 8 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral NET Friday, December 13, 2024. The launch window opens at 3:55 PM EST and closes at 5:55 PM the same day.

  • Date: NET December 13, 2024
  • Organization: SpaceX
  • Mission: O3b mPower 7 & 8
  • Rocket: Falcon 9
  • Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40, CCSFS
  • Launch Window: 3:55 – 5:55 PM EST
  • Payload: Telecommunication satellites for SES

Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.

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Falcon 9 lifts off LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center on December 5, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying the SXM-9 satellite for Sirius-XM today. Liftoff was at 11:10 AM EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center and into hazy but blue skies over Florida.

Falcon 9 lifts off LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center on December 5, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
December 5, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

Around 8.25 minutes later, Falcon 9 booster B1076 touched down offshore on ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions’, successfully concluding its 19th mission. ‘Just Read The Instructions’ had been pre-positioned offshore downrange and will now return to Port Canaveral where B1076 will be returned to SpaceX’s Hangar X for inspection and, presumably, preparation for its 20th flight.

Falcon 9 lifts off LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center on December 5, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
Falcon 9 with SXM-9 lifts off on December 5, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
Falcon 9 with SXM-9 ascends to orbit on December 5, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
A vapor cone on the fairings of Falcon 9 with SXM-9 aboard as it ascends to orbit on December 5, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
Falcon 9 with SXM-9 ascends to orbit on December 5, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
Falcon 9 with SXM-9 ascends to orbit on December 5, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
Falcon 9 with SXM-9 lifts off on December 5, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

While the booster was landing at sea on its target drone ship, the second stage of Falcon 9 continued to orbit, and achieved its initial orbit about the same time as the booster was touching down below on the JRTI. At 11:45 AM EST, SpaceX announced that the launch was a success when it said that SXM-9 had been successfully deployed.

Payload

Rendering of SXM-9 via Maxar

SXM-9 is a replacement for the failed SXM-7, which was launched in December 2020 and successfully reached geostationary orbit. During the commissioning and initial testing of SXM-7 on orbit, a payload failure occurred and it was declared a total loss in February 2021. SXM-9 will ascend under its own power to its final orbital location in Geosynchronous Orbit, a prograde, low inclination orbit around the Earth having a period of 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds. 

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Next Launch

On Sunday, December 8, 2024, SpaceX is planning to launch the Starlink 12-5 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral. The launch window opens at 12:10 AM EST and closes at 4:10 AM the same day. Effectively, the launch is late Saturday evening, so include that into any plans you may be making to attend or view the launch.

  • Date: NET December 8, 2024
  • Organization: SpaceX
  • Mission: Starlink 12-5
  • Rocket: Falcon 9
  • Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40, CCSFS
  • Launch Window: 12:10 – 4:10 AM EST
  • Payload: Starlink satellites

Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.

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Booster B1067 nearing the end of its 24th ascent. It would later land safely aboard ‘A Shortfall Of Gravitas.’
Photo: Ed Cordero / FMN

SpaceX launched another group of Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit this morning. Liftoff was at 5:13 AM EST from Space Launch Complex 40 from from Cape Canaveral.

Around 8.5 minutes after liftoff, Booster B1067 touched down safely on the company’s drone ship ‘A Shortfall Of Gravitas’ to complete its record-breaking 24th mission successfully, while the second stage and payload continued to low Earth orbit. At about the same time the booster landed, the initial orbit for the payload was achieved, with a short orbit rounding burn just before payload deployment.

B1067 flew today 23 days after its Koreasat 6A mission on November 11, 2024. Its previous flights include the CRS-22 and CRS-25 ISS resupply missions, NASA Crew 3, Crew 4 to ISS, the TelkomSat-113BT, Turksat-5B, Koreasat-6A, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F2, Galileo L13, mPOWER-A, PSN MFS satellites and now,13 Starlink missions. After landing and mow safely aboard ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’, the booster will return to Port Canaveral, where SpaceX will unload it and transport it to their Hangar X facility for inspection and hopefully preparation for its next flight, which would be its 25th.

Launch Replay

Next Launch

SpaceX will shift over to LC-39A to launch the Sirius XM-9 satellite for Liberty Media on Thursday, December 5. The satellite will enhance coverage of the companies satellite radio service.

  • Date: NET December 5, 2024
  • Organization: SpaceX
  • Mission: Sirius XM 9
  • Rocket: Falcon 9
  • Launch Site: SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
  • Launch Window: 11:10 AM – 1:10 PM EST
  • Payload: Starlink satellites
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SpaceX launched the Starlink 6-76 mission to low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 late Tuesday evening from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Liftoff was at 11:41 PM EST According to the company, 24 Starlink satellites were deployed successfully about an hour after liftoff.

SpaceX’s livestream offered viewers a glimpse of liftoff as seen from the rocket.
Photo: SpaceX

Around 8.5 minutes after liftoff, BoosterB1078 touched down safely on the company’s drone ship ‘A Shortfall Of Gravitas’ to complete its fifteenth mission successfully, while the second stage and payload continued to low Earth orbit. At about the same time the booster landed, the initial orbit for the payload was achieved, with a short orbit rounding burn just before payload deployment.

B1078 flew today 28 days after its Starlink 10-13 mission on October 30th, twenty-eight days ago. Its previous flights include the mPOWER-B, BlueBird-1, USSF-124, Crew-6 missions and now has completed 11 Starlink flights as well. Now safely aboard ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’, the booster will return to Port Canaveral, where SpaceX will unload it and transport it to their Hangar X facility for preparation for its next flight.

At 12:49 AM EDT, SpaceX confirmed a successful deployment of the payload of Starlink satellites and a successful end to the flight.

By The Numbers

  • 123rd SpaceX launch this year
  • 435th SpaceX launch all time
  • 51st consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch
  • 378th Falcon Family Booster landing
  • 87th landing on ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’
  • 22nd launch from Launch Complex 39A so far in 2022

Launch Replay

Next Launch

After the Thanksgiving holiday, SpaceX gets back to business on the last day of the November, when it plans to launch another group of Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

Lather, rinse, repeat: SpaceX is currently launching Starlink missions twice a week from the Eastern Range. Their rapid pace of launches presents quite a lot of viewing opportunities for visitors and residents alike.

  • Date: NET November 30, 2024
  • Organization: SpaceX
  • Mission: Starlink 6-65
  • Rocket: Falcon 9
  • Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral
  • Launch Window: 12:00 – 4:00 AM EST
  • Payload: Starlink satellites

Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Launch Complex 40 at Kennedy Space Center on November 25, 2024. Photo: SpaceX

SpaceX launched the Starlink 12-1 mission to low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 early Monday morning from Cape Canaveral. The launch time was 5:02 AM. According to the company, 23 Starlink satellites were deployed successfully, including 12 of the communications platform’s Direct-To-Cell capable version. According to SpaceX, “Starlink Direct to Cell network delivers seamless access to texting, voice and data on phones across the globe.”

Starlink 12-1 launches aboard Falcon 9 on November 25, 2024.
Photo courtesy SpaceX

Around 8.5 minutes after liftoff, Booster B1080 touched down safely on the company’s drone ship ‘A Shortfall Of Gravitas’ to complete its twelfth mission successfully, while the second stage and payload continued to low Earth orbit. About the same time that the booster landed, the initial orbit for the payload was achieved, with a short orbit rounding burn just before payload deployment.

B0180 flew today only 14 days after its Starlink 6-69 mission on November 11th, only fourteen days ago. That’s the fastest turnaround on record thus far for a Falcon 9 booster, besting the previous record of 21 days, achieved by B1062 in 2022. Now safely aboard ‘Just Read The Instructions,’ booster and barge will now return with B0180 to Port Canaveral, where B1080 will be offloaded, returned to SpaceX’s Hangar X facility at Kennedy Space Center, where it will be inspected, and presumably begin the process of it being prepared for its next mission.

At 6:08 AM EDT, SpaceX confirmed a successful deployment of the payload of Starlink satellites and a successful end to the flight.

Launch Replay

By The Numbers

  • SpaceX launch this year
  • 434th SpaceX launch all time
  • 50th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch
  • 377th Falcon Family Booster landing
  • 98th landing on ‘Just Read The Instructions’
  • 57th launch from Space Launch Complex 40 this year

Next Launch

Space Coast residents won’t have to wait long for the next launch. SpaceX has a Falcon 9 launch carrying the Starlink 6-76 group planned for late this evening from pad LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. The launch window opens at 10:35 PM and extends to 2:31 AM EST Tuesday morning.

  • Date: NET November 25, 2024
  • Organization: SpaceX
  • Mission: Starlink 6-76
  • Rocket: Falcon 9
  • Launch Site: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
  • Launch Window: 10:35 PM – 2:31 AM EST
  • Payload: Starlink satellites

Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.

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Starship Heavy lifts off from Boca Chica, Texas to start the IFT-6 mission. Photo: Richard Gallagher, FMN

Some weeks, they say, are better than others. This week was one of those better ones, as there has been major activities and milestones set this week:

  • SpaceX flies Starship Heavy on sixth test flight
  • Blue Origin raises New Glenn to vertical for final tests prior to maiden launch
  • Artemis II assembly begins in the VAB at Kennedy Space Center
  • SpaceX flies four Falcon 9 missions in four days, and is nearing its 400th rocket launch
  • Blue Origin launches New Shepard NS-28 with two Winter Park residents and Emily Calendrelli aboard.

That’s a lot of activity, and a lot of what happened this week sets up some exciting times in the future.

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SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit this morning from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral. Liftoff was at 11:07 AM EST into seasonably cool (~65ºF) and crystal blue skies over Florida.

SpaceX Starlink 6-66 rises out of the heat distortion in the air over the Banana River on November 21, 2024. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
SpaceX Starlink 6-66 rises out of the heat distortion in the air over the Banana River on November 21, 2024.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

Around 8.25 minutes later, Falcon 9 booster B1069 touched down offshore on ASDS ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas, successfully concluding its 20th mission. ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ had been pre-positioned off the coast of The Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean and will return to Port Canaveral and B1069 will be returned to SpaceX’s Hangar X for inspection and, presumably, preparation for its next flight.

The booster joins an ever-expanding group of Falcon 9 boosters with at least 20 successful missions. SpaceX has said in the past that they are working towards certifying Falcon 9 first-stage boosters for at least forty flights, but so far none has flown more than 23 times successfully: Booster B1067 is the leader in the clubhouse with 23 flights, and it is ostensibly in preparation for its next flight, its 24th.

SpaceX Starlink 6-66 ascending on November 21, 2024 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
SpaceX Starlink 6-66 ascending on November 21, 2024 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

While the booster was landing at sea on its target drone ship, the second stage of Falcon 9 continued to orbit, and achieved its initial elliptical orbit about the same time as the booster was touching down below on Earth’s surface. A quick orbital rounding burn followed, and at 12:13 PM EST, SpaceX announced that the launch was a success when it said that the payload of Starlink satellites had been successfully deployed.

By The Numbers

  • 988th launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
  • 273rd launch from SLC-40 at CCSFS
  • 432nd SpaceX launch all time
  • 56th launch from SLC-40 this year
  • 48th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch
  • 375th Falcon Family Booster landing
  • 86th landing on ASOG
  • 120th SpaceX launch this year

Launch Replay

Next Launch

SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Northrup Grumman-built Optus X telecommunications satellite aboard a Falcon 9 Sunday afternoon from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center.

  • Date: NET November 25, 2024
  • Organization: SpaceX
  • Mission: Starlink 12-1
  • Rocket: Falcon 9
  • Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40, CCSFS
  • Launch Window: 4:32 – 8:32 AM EST
  • Payload: Starlink satellites

Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off carrying the GSAT-20 mission on November 18, 2024 Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT

SpaceX kept up their torrid pace of launches this afternoon when it launched the GSAT-20 for New Space India Ltd. (NSIL) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff was at 1:31 PM ET under a nearly completely overcast sky.

Booster B1077 powering Falcon 9 off of the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 on November 18th. Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
Booster B1077 powering Falcon 9 off of the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 on November 18th
Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT

This is a very busy time SpaceX. It has launched three Falcon 9 missions over the past two days, and also plans to launch Starship Heavy on its sixth test flight from Texas tomorrow.

About 8.5 minutes after liftoff, Booster B1073 successfully touched down on the SpaceX droneship ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions’, completing its part of the mission. At roughly the same time as the first stage touchdown, Falcon 9’s second stage achieved orbit.

At 2:06 PM ET, SpaceX confirmed the successful deployment of the payload, concluding another successful Falcon 9 mission for the company. Today marked the 114th successful Falcon 9 mission in 2024.

Payload

GSAT-20 Satellite
Courtesy: ISRO

The GSAT-20 satellite was built by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) for New Space India Ltd. (NSIL). NSIL is the commercial arm of ISRO, with the primary responsibility of enabling Indian industries to take up space-related activities.

The GSAT-20 satellite is a 4,700 kilogram geostationary Ka-band high-throughput communications satellite with 32 spot beams and an approximately Gigabit per second throughput. It is designed to cover all of India, with a special emphasis on providing connectivity for Northeastern India. It is slated for a 14-year service life after commissioning.

ISRO opted for SpaceX to launch GSAT 20 because India’s indigenous heavy rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark 3, lacks the capability to launch a satellite of this size and weight to a geostationary transfer orbit.

By The Numbers

  • 432nd SpaceX launch all time
  • 112th launch rocket launch this year for SpaceX
  • 430th launch all-time for SpaceX
  • 273rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, all-time
  • 374th Falcon Family Booster landing
  • 87th landing on A Shortfall Of Gravitas
  • 45th consecutive successful landing for a Falcon family booster

Launch Replay

Next Launch

SpaceX plans to launch the Starlink 6-66 mission with a Falcon 9 carrying more Starlink satellites for Group 6 on Thursday, November 21st.

  • Date: NET November 21, 2024
  • Organization: SpaceX
  • Mission: Starlink 6-66
  • Rocket: Falcon 9
  • Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral
  • Launch Window: 10:53 AM – 2:53 PM EST
  • Payload: Starlink satellites

Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.

Falcon 9 quickly went into the clouds after lifting off on November 18, 2024
Falcon 9 quickly went into the clouds after lifting off on November 18, 2024
Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
The tail of the Dragon: as it entered the clouds over Space Launch Complex 40, Falcon 9's Merlin engines put on a brief but colorful display. Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
The tail of the Dragon: as it entered the clouds over Space Launch Complex 40, Falcon 9’s Merlin engines put on a brief but colorful display. Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
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SpaceX launched the TD7 satellite for operator Optus-X this evening from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Liftoff was at 5:28 PM EST into partly cloudy skies just as the sun was officially setting.

SpaceX Falcon 9 lifting off at 5:28 PM EST on November 17, 2024 to begin the Optus-X/TD7 mission. Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
SpaceX Falcon 9 lifting off at 5:28 PM EST on November 17, 2024 to begin the Optus-X/TD7 mission. Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT

Around eight and a half minutes after launching, Booster B1077 completed its sixteenth mission when it touched down safely on SpaceX’s drone ship ‘A Shortfall Of Gravitas.’ The booster and ship will now return to Port Canaveral, where the booster offloaded and returned to the company’s Hangar X facility at Kennedy Space Center. There, it will be inspected and presumably prepared for its next mission.

Not much is known about the payload for this mission other than it was a telecommunications satellite for Australian company Optus. No details on the design or functionality was provided by Optus or SpaceX, though the latter rarely goes into much depth on their customer’s payloads. Optus recently announced that they are now an “authorised reseller of Starlink high-speed, low-latency internet. The new service, which will be called Satellite Internet for business, will offer enterprise and small business customers fast, uncapped, reliable high throughput Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband connectivity regardless of how many employees are at a company.”

Whether today’s launch is at all related to the Starlink deal is unknown.

Launch Replay

By The Numbers

  • 110th launch rocket launch this year for SpaceX
  • 428th launch all-time for SpaceX
  • 21st launch from LC-39A this year
  • 372nd Falcon Family Booster landing
  • 85th landing on A Shortfall Of Gravitas
  • 43rd consecutive successful landing for a Falcon family booster

Next Launch

SpaceX will open the week’s launches tomorrow, Monday 18th with a Falcon 9 carrying the Indian telecommunication satellite, GSAT-20, for New Space India Limited from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral.

  • Date: NET November 18, 2024
  • Organization: SpaceX / NASA
  • Mission: GSAT-20
  • Rocket: Falcon 9
  • Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral
  • Launch Window: 1:31 – 3:20 PM EST
  • Payload: Starlink satellites

Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.

Into the clouds: Falcon 9 rose over the clouds quickly on November 17, 2024
Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
Falcon 9 lifts off to start the Optus-X/TD7 mission on November 17th, 2024
Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
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