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  1. Falcon 1 Flight 4: How SpaceX Reached Orbit After Three Failures

    Mission: 2008Published: 11 Nov 2023

    On September 28, 2008, Falcon 1 became the first privately developed liquid fuel rocket to reach Earth orbit.

    View mission: Falcon 1 Flight 4 (2008)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 1
    Outcome
    Success
  2. Crew-6 Dragon Endeavour Leaves the ISS After 184 Days in Orbit

    Mission: 2023Published: 3 Sep 2023

    SpaceX and NASA broadcast the autonomous undocking of Crew Dragon Endeavour from the ISS on September 3, 2023, carrying the four Crew-6 astronauts home.

    View mission: Crew-6 (2023)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
  3. SDA Tranche 0 Launch: Falcon 9’s 13th Flight from Vandenberg

    Mission: 2023Published: 2 Sep 2023

    SpaceX launched the Space Development Agency's second Tranche 0 mission on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg on September 2, 2023, at 7:25 a.m.

    View mission: Space Development Agency Tranche 0 (second mission) (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
  4. Crew-7 Dragon Endurance Rendezvous and Docking with the ISS

    Mission: 2023Published: 27 Aug 2023

    SpaceX and NASA's live coverage follows Crew Dragon Endurance from its approach to the International Space Station through docking on Sunday, August 27, with Crew-7.

    View mission: Crew-7 (2023)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
  5. Crew-7 Launch: First Dragon Flight With Four Agencies Aboard

    Mission: 2023Published: 26 Aug 2023

    SpaceX and NASA's live coverage of the Crew-7 launch on a Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on August 26, 2023, at 3:27 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-7 (2023)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
  6. Super Heavy Booster 9 Fires 33 Raptors in Second Static Fire

    Published: 25 Aug 2023

    SpaceX's live stream of the second static fire of Super Heavy Booster 9 at Starbase, Texas.

    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
  7. Falcon 9 Starlink Launch: 22 Satellites and a 13th Booster Landing

    Mission: 2023Published: 17 Aug 2023

    Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on August 16 at 11:36 p.m.

    View mission: Starlink Mission (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  8. Falcon 9 Starlink Launch: 22 Satellites and a Ninth Booster Landing

    Mission: 2023Published: 11 Aug 2023

    On August 11, 2023 at 1:17 a.m. ET, a Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

    View mission: Starlink 6-9 (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  9. Falcon 9 Launches 15 Starlink Satellites From Vandenberg in Fog

    Mission: 2023Published: 8 Aug 2023

    On August 7, 2023 at 8:57 p.m. PT, a Falcon 9 launched 15 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

    View mission: Starlink Mission (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
    Outcome
    Success
  10. Falcon 9 Launches 22 Starlink Satellites on a Fourth Booster Flight

    Mission: 2023Published: 7 Aug 2023

    SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

    View mission: Starlink Mission (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  11. Starship Booster 9 Static Fire: 2.74 Seconds, Four Engines Out

    Published: 6 Aug 2023

    SpaceX streamed the first static fire of Super Heavy Booster 9 from Starbase, Texas, about 3.5 months after the first integrated Starship flight test.

    View mission: Starship Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
  12. Falcon Heavy Launches Hughes JUPITER 3 After a Valve Scrub

    Mission: 2023Published: 29 Jul 2023

    Falcon Heavy launched the Hughes JUPITER 3 (EchoStar 24) satellite on July 28 at 11:04 p.m.

    View mission: Hughes JUPITER 3 (2023)
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  13. Falcon 9 Launches 22 Starlink Satellites on a 15th Booster Flight

    Mission: 2023Published: 28 Jul 2023

    SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida at 12:01 a.m.

    View mission: Starlink Mission (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  14. Falcon Heavy JUPITER 3 Countdown Aborted at T-1:05, Launch Scrubbed

    Mission: 2023Published: 27 Jul 2023

    SpaceX's webcast for the Falcon Heavy launch of the Hughes JUPITER 3 (EchoStar 24) satellite from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

    View mission: Hughes JUPITER 3 (2023)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
  15. Falcon 9 Launches 22 Starlink V2 Minis on a Sixth-Flight Booster

    Mission: 2023Published: 24 Jul 2023

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral on July 23 at 8:50 p.m.

    View mission: Starlink Mission (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
    Outcome
    Success
  16. Falcon 9 Starlink 6-15: 10th Booster Flight After a T-5s Abort

    Mission: 2023Published: 20 Jul 2023

    Falcon 9 launched 15 Starlink satellites from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:09 p.m.

    View mission: Starlink Group 6-15 (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
    Outcome
    Success
  17. Falcon 9 Launches the Last 54 Starlink V1.5 Satellites from SLC-40

    Mission: 2023Published: 16 Jul 2023

    SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying 54 Starlink V1.5 satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:50 p.m.

    View mission: Starlink V1.5 (Falcon 9, 54 satellites) (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  18. Falcon 9 Flies Booster for a Record 16th Time on Starlink Launch

    Mission: 2023Published: 10 Jul 2023

    Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:58 p.m.

    View mission: Starlink Mission (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  19. Falcon 9 Launches 48 Starlink Satellites on a 12th Booster Flight

    Mission: 2023Published: 7 Jul 2023

    On July 7, 2023 at 12:29 p.m. PT, a Falcon 9 launched 48 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

    View mission: Starlink Mission (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
    Outcome
    Success
  20. Euclid Launch on Falcon 9: ESA’s Dark Universe Telescope Lifts Off

    Mission: 2023Published: 1 Jul 2023

    SpaceX launched ESA's Euclid space telescope on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida at 11:12 a.m.

    View mission: Euclid (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  21. Falcon 9 Launches 56 Starlink Satellites on an 8th Booster Flight

    Mission: 2023Published: 23 Jun 2023

    On June 23, 2023 at 11:35 a.m. ET, a Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral.

    View mission: Starlink (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  22. Starship Flight 1: S24 and Super Heavy B7 Lift Off from Starbase

    Mission: 2023Published: 27 May 2023

    SpaceX's video covers the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship (S24) and Super Heavy (B7) from Starbase in Texas.

    View mission: Starship Flight 1 (2023)
    Vehicle
    Starship
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
  23. Starship Flight 1: Pad Cleared, Then Tumble Ended the Test

    Mission: 2023Published: 20 Apr 2023

    SpaceX's webcast covers the first integrated flight test of Starship and Super Heavy from Starbase, Texas, after an earlier attempt was stood down for a frozen booster valve.

    View mission: Starship Flight 1 (2023)
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
    Outcome
    Partial success
  24. Falcon Heavy’s First Flight: Tesla Roadster and Booster Landings

    Published: 6 Feb 2023

    Replay of the first Falcon Heavy launch on Feb.

    View mission: Falcon Heavy Test Flight