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A white and black cylindrical vehicle launches upward into a blue sky, leaving behind clouds of smoke on the green ground.

SpaceX Starlink launches for May. Watch here

SpaceX’s fifth and final Starlink launch for the month is currently scheduled from California between 5:27 - 7:15 UTC on May 31, 2023. Watch the livestream here.

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A white and black cylindrical vehicle launches upward into a blue sky, leaving behind clouds of smoke on the ground.

SpaceX Starlink launches for April. Learn more here

Find out when the Starlink launches for April are and learn more about Starlink here. Plus, find a link to the livestream that airs each launch live.

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The silhouette of a cylindrical vehicle lifts upward into the evening sky, leaving a huge cloud to its left.

SpaceX Starlink launches for March are complete

There were 4 SpaceX Starlink launches in March. Learn more about the launches here and find a link to locate Starlink satellites in your sky.

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Crew-6 launches from Florida, bound for ISS

The Crew-6 launch to the International Space Station lifted off successfully on March 2, 2023. The crew of four will arrive at the ISS later today. Watch here.

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SpaceX Starlink launches for February

SpaceX completed four Starlink launches for the month of February 2023.

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SpaceX Starlink launches for January 2023

SpaceX’s next Starlink launch for the month is currently scheduled from California at 16:15 UTC on January 31, 2023. Watch the livestream here.

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SpaceX aims for 100 launches in 2023

SpaceX had set a record launch pace in 2022 and plans to double it in 2023. Meanwhile, traffic is getting heavy on orbit.

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SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for 2022

SpaceX’s final Starlink launch for the year took flight from Florida at 9:34 UTC on December 28, 2022. Watch a recorded livestream and learn more here.

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Starlink; A thin, white, cylindrical object leaving a dark green, plant-covered ground and lifting upward into a pale blue sky.

No SpaceX Starlink launches for November

SpaceX did not launch any Starlink satellites for the month of November 2022. Read more about the satellites, and how to spot them, here.

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Starlink; A white, thin, cylindrical vehicle is pictured lifting vertically into a dark blue sky. Bright white clouds are beneath and to the left of it.

Launches: SpaceX Starlink launches for October

SpaceX's most recent Starlink launch took flight from California at 01:14 UTC on October 28, 2022. Watch a recorded livestream and learn more here.

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Launches: CAPSTONE stabilized by recovery software

Engineers say CAPSTONE is stabilized after uploading recovery software and regaining control of the malfunctioning spacecraft.

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Launches: SpinLaunch plans a slingshot to space!

A private company, Spinlaunch, has built a mass accelerator and hopes to launch payloads into space using this innovative technology.

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Launches: Crew-5 has docked with ISS

On October 5, 2022, NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-5 mission. On October 6, Crew-5 successfully docked with the International Space Station.

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Launches: NASA and ESA look to the moon

In Launches: NASA and ESA reaffirmed their intent to cooperate on lunar missions at the 2022 International Astronautical Congress held in September in Paris.

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Launches: Crew-5 arrives in Florida for ISS launch

In Launches: The Crew-5 mission team arrived at KSC on October 1, 2022, in anticipation of liftoff to the International Space Station on October 5.

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Launches: Firefly makes 3rd try to launch load of CubeSats

In Launches: Firefly Aerospace will make another attempt - its 3rd - to launch its Alpha rocket very early on October 1, 2022.

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Launches: SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for September

Starlink Group 4-35 - SpaceX's final Starlink launch this month - took flight at 23:32 UTC on September 24, 2022, from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

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Launches: Harmony is ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission

In Launches: The latest ESA FutureEO mission, Harmony, is the 10th mission in the Earth Explorer program. Learn more about it here.

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Launches: Last West Coast Delta IV launch September 24

In Launches: The last Delta IV heavy-lift vehicle launch in California will carry the NROL-91 mission on September 24, 2022, from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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Launches: SpaceX tests Starship, gains clients

In Launches: SpaceX plans to make 100 trips to space in 2023, including new flights for old clients and former clients of the shunned Russian space agency.

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