Featured image credit: SpaceX Lift Off Time May 18, 2024 – 00:32 UTC May 17, 2024 – 20:32 EDT Mission Name Starlink Group 6-59 Launch Provider (What rocket company launched it?) SpaceX Customer (Who paid for this?) SpaceX Rocket Falcon 9 B1062-21; 34.95-day turnaround Launch Location Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida Payload mass ~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb) Where did the satellites go? Low-Earth Orbit Where did the first stage land? B1062 successfully completed a landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG) Tug: Signet Warhorse I; Support ..read more

Featured image credit: SpaceX Lift Off Time May 14, 2024 – 18:39 UTC May 14, 2024 – 11:39 PDT Mission Name Starlink Group 8-7 Launch Provider (What rocket company launched it?) SpaceX Customer (Who paid for this?) SpaceX Rocket Falcon 9 B1063-18; 64.60-day turnaround Launch Location Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Payload mass ~16,000 kg (~35,000 lb) Where did the satellites go? Low-Earth Orbit Where did the first stage land? B1063 successfully completed a landing on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Tug: Lindsay C; Support: G ..read more

Featured image credit: SpaceX Lift Off Time May 13, 2024 – 00:53 UTC May 12, 2024 – 20:53 EDT Mission Name Starlink Group 6-58 Launch Provider (What rocket company launched it?) SpaceX Customer (Who paid for this?) SpaceX Rocket Falcon 9; B1073-15; 35.07-day turnaround Launch Location Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Payload mass ~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb) Where did the satellites go? Low-Earth Orbit Where did the first stage land? B1073 successfully completed a landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG) Tug: Signet Warhorse III ..read more

Featured image credit: SpaceX Lift Off Time May 09, 2024 – 02:48 UTC May 08, 2024 – 19:48 PDT Mission Name Starlink Group 8-2 Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) SpaceX Customer (Who’s paying for this?) SpaceX Rocket Falcon 9; B1082-4; 27.52-day turnaround Launch Location Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA Payload mass ~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb) Where are the satellites going? Low-Earth Orbit Where will the first stage land? B1082 will be recovered on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Tug: Lindsay C; Support ..read more

Featured image credit: SpaceX Lift Off Time May 08, 2024 – 15:00 UTC May 08, 2024 – 11:00 EDT Mission Name Starlink Group 6-56 Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) SpaceX Customer (Who’s paying for this?) SpaceX Rocket Falcon 9; B1083-3; 28.39-day turnaround Launch Location Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA Payload mass ~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb) Where are the satellites going? Low-Earth Orbit Where will the first stage land? B1083 will be recovered on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG) Tug: Signet Warhorse III; Support: Doug Will t ..read more

Featured image credit: SpaceX Lift Off Time May 06, 2024 – 18:14 UTC May 06, 2024 – 14:14 EDT Mission Name Starlink Group 6-57 Launch Provider (What rocket company launched it?) SpaceX Customer (Who paid for this?) SpaceX Rocket Falcon 9; B1069-15; 31.38-day turnaround Launch Location Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Payload mass ~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb) Where did the satellites go? Low-Earth Orbit Where did the first stage land? B1069 successfully completed a landing on Just Read the Instructions (JRtI) Tug: Bob; Support: Bo ..read more

Featured image credit: SpaceX Lift Off Time May 03, 2024 – 02:37 UTC May 02, 2024 – 22:37 EDT Mission Name Starlink Group 6-55 Launch Provider (What rocket company launched it?) SpaceX Customer (Who paid for this?) SpaceX Rocket Falcon 9; B1067-19; 33.05-day turnaround Launch Location Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Payload mass ~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb) Where did the satellites go? Low-Earth Orbit Where did the first stage land? B1067 successfully completed a landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG) Tug: Signet Warhorse III ..read more

Featured Image: ULA Liftoff Time/Launch Window(Subject to change) May 07, 2024 – 02:34 UTC  May 06, 2024 – 22:34 EDT Mission Name Starliner Crewed Flight Test Launch Provider(What rocket company is launching it?) United Launch Alliance Customer(Who’s paying for this?) Boeing, NASA Rocket Atlas V N22 Launch Location SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA Payload mass Not Specified Where is the spacecraft going? International Space Station Will they be attempting to recover the first stage? No Where will the first stage land? It will crash into the Atlantic Ocean Wi ..read more

Lift Off Time May 02, 2024 – 18:36 UTC May 02, 2024 – 11:36 PDT Mission Name WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) SpaceX Customer (Who’s paying for this?) DigitalGlobe Rocket Falcon 9; B1061-20; 69.6-day turnaround Launch Location Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA Payload mass 1,500 kg Where are the satellites going? Sun-Synchronous Orbit Where will the first stage land? B1061 will be recovered on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) Will they be attempting to recover the fairings? The fairing h ..read more

Featured image credit: SpaceX Lift Off Time April 28, 2024 – 22:08 UTC April 28, 2024 – 18:08 EDT Mission Name Starlink Group 6-54 Launch Provider (What rocket copmany launched it?) SpaceX Customer (Who paid for this?) SpaceX Rocket Falcon 9; B1076-13; 29.01-day turnaround Launch Location Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Payload mass ~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb) Where did the satellites go? Low-Earth Orbit Where did the first stage land? B1076 successfully completed a landing on Just Read the Instructions (JRtI) Tug: Signet Warho ..read more