SpaceX, Starlink and low Earth orbit
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When is the rocket launch? SpaceX to send its next batch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California.
The SpaceX rocket lifted off at 8:36 p.m. from its launchpad at the California base and reached low Earth orbit about 8½ minutes later.
The third rocket launch of June from California could be widely visible in the sky, with sonic booms audible for some residents.
Ax-4 is scheduled to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT). That's a one-day delay; SpaceX had been targeting Tuesday morning (June 10) but pushed things back due to expected high winds in the area.
A bright light flying across the night sky Monday caught the eyes of many San Diegans. SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket around 8:30 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. The rocket launch could be seen from all across San Diego County,
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United Launch Alliance scrubbed Monday an attempt for what would have been its second launch of the year, another mission for Amazon’s effort to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink internet
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Space on MSNSpaceX Starship Blast Off From Beneath In Launch Mount ViewSee the view of the flight 8 Starship launch from a camera on the launch mount. The SpaceX Mega Rocket launched from Starbase, Texas. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.com
The United Launch Alliance liftoff planned for Monday with dozens of new satellites to join Amazon's "Project Kuiper" mission was delayed due to engineering issues.