SpaceX

A Shortfall of Gravitas

EchoStar 25 is a direct broadcast satellite, built on the proven Maxar 1300 series platform, which will deliver content across North America. It will be equipped with a high-power, multi-spot beam payload, allowing DISH to provide high-quality content to its customers.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | EchoStar 25

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Block 5

On Tuesday March 10, 2026 at 04:19 UTC, SpaceX launched the EchoStar 25 mission with a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

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SpaceX EchoStar 25

Unofficial Re-stream

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the EchoStar 25 direct broadcast satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.  Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, at 12:19 a.m. EDT (0419 UTC). 

The high-power satellite, built by Maxar, will provide services stationed in geostationary orbit at 110-degrees West for the Dish Network.

The first-stage booster for this mission, B1085, launching for a 14th time, will land on the drone ship, 'A Shortfall of Gravitas,' stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 8.5 minutes after leaving the launch pad.

The mission will take an easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast.

Our live coverage with commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will...

Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches EchoStar 25 TV direct broadcast satellite from Cape Canaveral

Unofficial Webcast

Launch window: March 9th from 11:14PM EDT to 1:43AM EDT (03:14-05:43 UTC on the 10th)
Current T0: March 9th at 11:14PM EDT (03:14 UTC on the 10th)

Mission: Falcon 9 launch of the Echostar XXV satellite for Echostar
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target Orbit: Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO); Subsynchronous regime expected (~20000km apogee)
Booster: B1085-14; 54d 9h 5min 40s turnaround
Booster history: SL 10-5, Crew-9, SL 6-77, GPS-III SV07, Hakuto-R M2/BGM1, Fram2, SL 6-93, SXM-10, MTG-S1, SL 10-20, SL 10-27, SL 6-94, SL 6-98.
Satellites launched: 194, will be 195 after this mission.
Booster recovery: A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG)
Fairing recovery: Doug
Rocket trajectory: Straight East
Payload mass: Approximately 6 t...

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Echostar XXV

EchoStar XXV Mission

Official Webcast

Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Alpha's Flight 7 will be a test flight and return-To-Flight for the launch vehicle after its April 2025 launch failure. It will test and validate key systems ahead of Firefly’s Block II configuration upgrade on Flight 8 that’s designed to enhance reliability and manufacturability across the vehicle.

Flight 7 will be the last flown in Alpha’s current configuration and will test multiple Block II subsystems, including the in-house avionics and thermal improvements, to gain flight heritage and validate lessons learned ahead of the full configuration upgrade on Flight 8.

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Firefly Alpha | Stairway to Seven

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Firefly Alpha

Alpha Flight 7 is the last flown in the rocket’s current configuration and serves as a test flight with the primary goal to achieve nominal first and second stage performance.

Flight 7 will test and validate key systems ahead of Firefly’s Block II configuration upgrade on Flight 8 that’s designed to enhance reliability and manufacturability across the vehicle. The Block II configuration includes a 7-foot increase to Alpha’s length, consolidated batteries and avionics built in house, an enhanced thermal protection system, and stronger carbon composite structures built with automated machinery.

The subsystems tested on Flight 7, including the in-house avionics and thermal improvements, will allow Firefly to gain flight heritage and validate lessons learned ahead of the full configurat...

Alpha Flight 7 "Stairway To Seven"

Just Read the Instructions

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-48

Launch Date:  March 12, 2026
Launch Time: 6:00 a.m. EDT, 1000 UTC, 11:00 CET
Launch Window:  Open until 10:00 a.m. EDT
Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) 
Launch Inclination: Northeast
Launch Status: Scheduled and announced 

Mission: Starlink 10-48
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster 1095 - Turnaround 41 days)
Flight for the Booster: 6
Previous Flights of the Booster: 5 - 5 Starlink missions
Droneship: Just Read The Instructions

Price: $69,75 million (without payload)
Diameter: 3,7 m
Height: 70 meters
Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO
Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons
Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters
Stages: 2

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites ...

GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-48 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

Starlink Mission

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Wenchang Space Launch Site

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Long March 8A

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Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Long March 2D

Of Course I Still Love You

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-31

Space Launch Complex 4E

Launch Date: March 13,  2026
Launch Time: 3:58 a.m. PDT, 1058 UTC, 11:58 CET
Launch Window: Open 7:58 a.m. PST
Launch Site: SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Inclination: South
Launch Status: Scheduled and announced

Mission: Starlink Group 17-31
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster 1071 - Turnaround time 34 days)
Flight for the Booster: 32
Previous Flights of the Booster: 31 - NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, Bandwagon-2, NROL-153, NROL-192, Transporter-14, Transporter-15, and 19 Starlink missions
Droneship: Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

Price: $69,75 million (without payload)
Diameter: 3,7 m
Height: 70 meters
Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO
Lift-O...

GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-31 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-46

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Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

Launch Complex 9A

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-24

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-33

Rocket Lab

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

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Electron | Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)

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Isar Aerospace

Second test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry 5 cubesats and 1 non-separable experiment as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s “Boost!” program:

* CyBEEsat (TU Berlin)
* TriSat-S (University of Maribor)
* Platform 6 (EnduroSat)
* FramSat-1 (NTNU)
* SpaceTeamSat1 (TU Wien Space Team)
* Let It Go (Dcubed, non-separable experiment)

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Spectrum | Onward and Upward

Andøya Spaceport

Orbital Launch Pad

Spectrum

Mission Name: 'Onward and Upward'

Launch Date: Updates via https://isaraerospace.com/mission-updates-overview

Launch site: Andøya Space

The second flight of our ‘Spectrum’ launch vehicle marks a significant milestone serving as both the vehicle’s qualification mission and its first flight carrying payload.

"Onward and Upward" symbolizes our relentless drive for progress and continuous improvement, reflecting our determination to build upon the successes and lessons learned from our inaugural test flight.

The livestream is produced in collaboration with the @NASASpaceflight team.

More information on the Mission ‘Onward and Upward’ here: https://isaraerospace.com/mission-2

Livestream: "Onward and Upward" Mission of Isar Aerospace

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-15

ROSCOSMOS

Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-33 (94P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome

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Soyuz 2.1a

The European Space Agency (ESA)'s LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite constellation demonstration mission that will assess how a low Earth orbit fleet of satellites can work in combination with the Galileo and EGNOS constellations in higher orbits that provide Europe’s own global navigation system.

This launch will lift 2 “Pathfinder A” satellites built by Thales Alenia Space and GMV to a 510 km altitude Low Earth Orbit.

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Electron | Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

ISRO

GISAT-1A (GEO Imaging Satellite) is an Indian earth observing satellite operating from geostationary orbit to facilitate continuous observation of Indian sub-continent, quick monitoring of natural hazards and disaster.

GSLV Mk II | GISAT-1A (EOS-05)

Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad

GSLV Mk. II

Blue Origin

Jacklyn

AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched.

This launch will feature 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.

New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 #2

Launch Complex 36A

New Glenn

TDS-01 (Technology Demonstration Satellite-01) is an Indian geostationary orbit technology demonstration satellite carrying payloads for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar and the CSIR-CEERI, Pilani. 

Payloads to be tested included an internally developed 300 mN electric powered thrusters, atomic clocks, travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) & a quantum communication suite (QuTDS).

PSLV | TDS-01

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

PSLV

Tranche 1 Transport Layer F is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites.

The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer F

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.

45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.

Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01)

Space Launch Complex 41

Vulcan VC6L

Tranche 1 Transport Layer E is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites.

The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.

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