CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX executed its first Falcon 9 launch of 2025, sending the Thuraya 4-NGS communication satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. The company opened the four-hour launch window at 8:27 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3.

The year's last rocket launch from SpaceX is set to blast off from Florida's Space Coast early Tuesday morning.

The company plans to launch 22 Starlink satellites from its Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday that can be seen above Southern California.

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SpaceX targets Sunday for Falcon 9's launch of the Astranis: From One to Many mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A 2.5-hour launch window will open at midnight. A backup opportunity will be available at 10:43 p.m., providing a 3.75-hour launch window if necessary.

Update: SpaceX has moved the liftoff time to 3:27 p.m. EST. The second launch of 2025 is set to lift off this afternoon from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40. The mission, k

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida on Monday afternoon.

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The launch took place at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where a Falcon 9 rocket carried the satellites into space.