Falcon 9 Block 5, launch vehicle, SpaceX, Hawthorne, California, USA

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Falcon 9 launches Eutelsat Hotbird 13F & Falcon 9 first stage landing

Oct 15, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Eutelsat Hotbird 13F communications satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 15 October 2022, at 05:22 UTC (01:22 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1069) previously launched CRS-24 and one Starlink mission.

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Falcon 9 launches Intelsat G-31/G-32

Nov 12, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Intelsat Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 (G-31/G-32) geosynchronous communications satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 12 November 2022, at 16:06 UTC (11:06 EST). Falcon 9’s first stage (B1051) previously supported thirteen missions: SXM-7, RADARSAT Constellation Mission, Demo-1 (Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission) and ten Starlink missions. Due to mission requirements, Falcon 9’s first stage was not planned to be recovered on this mission.

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Falcon 9 launches Eutelsat 10B

Nov 23, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Eutelsat 10B communications satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 23 November 2022, at 02:57 UTC (22 November, at 21:57 EST). Falcon 9’s first stage (B1049) previously supported ten missions: Iridium-8, Telstar 18 VANTAGE and eight Starlink missions. SpaceX did not attempt to recover Falcon 9’s first stage on this mission.

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OneWeb 1 Mission

Dec 9, 2022

On Thursday, December 8 at 5:27 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the OneWeb 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This was the fourth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, and one Starlink mission.

OneWeb satellite constellation

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SWOT launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Dec 16, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 16 December 2022, at 11:46 UTC (03:46 PST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1071) landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, having previously supported five missions: NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1 and two Starlink missions. SWOT was jointly developed by NASA and Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and United Kingdom Space Agency. SWOT will survey nearly all water on Earth’s surface for the first time, measuring the height of the world’s oceans, rivers, and lakes, helping scientists track how fresh and saltwater bodies change over time.

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SES O3b mPOWER Mission

Dec 17, 2022

SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 16 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 5:48 p.m. ET (22:48 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, December 17 with an 87-minute launch window opening at 4:21 p.m. ET (21:21 UTC).

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.

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Falcon 9 launches the first two SES O3b mPOWER satellites and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Dec 17, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the first two SES O3b mPOWER satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 16 December 2022, at 22:48 UTC (17:48 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1067) previously supported seven missions: CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat-5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G and one Starlink mission.

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Falcon 9 launches EROS C-3, Falcon 9 first stage landing and EROS C-3 separation

Dec 30, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Israeli Earth Observation (ISI) EROS C-3 satellite to a low-earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 30 December 2022, at 07:38 UTC (29 December, at 23:38 local time). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1061) previously supported ten missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15 and two Starlink missions.

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SpaceX Transporter-6 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Jan 3, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Transporter-6, SpaceX’s sixth dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission with 114 small spacecraft, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 3 January 2023, at 14:56 UTC (09:56 EST). Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1060) previously supported fourteen missions: Transporter-2, GPS-III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat-5A, Intelsat G-33/G-34 and ten Starlink missions.

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OneWeb 16 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Jan 10, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 40 OneWeb satellites (OneWeb 16) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 10 January 2023, at 04:50 UTC (9 January, at 23:50 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1076) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, having previously supported the CRS-26 mission.

OneWeb satellite constellation