Falcon 9 - B1097


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Falcon 9 booster.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-172

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 12, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Thirteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-22

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 19, 2026, 4:03 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 25 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 17-18

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 8, 2026, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 25 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 17-20

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 25, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 11, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Pandora small satellite was selected in 2021 as an inaugural mission in NASA’s Astrophysics Pioneers Program. It includes a 0.45-meter telescope that will improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres by disentangling exoplanet signals from their host stars, as well as studying host star variability with long-duration observations of 20 unique planets through visible-light photometry and near-infrared spectroscopy. Also launching on this launch are 39 other ride-share payloads under the "Falcon 9 Twilight mission" manifested by Exolaunch, including satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-25

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 4, 2025, 8:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 17, 2025, 5:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (launched November 2020) and Sentinel-6B make up the Sentinel-6 mission, also known as Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS), which is a partnership between NASA, NOAA, ESA, and EUMETSAT. This mission continues the long-term global sea surface height data record begun by first Jason satellites in 1992.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-39

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 3, 2025, 2:06 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 28 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 17-8

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 3, 2025, 3:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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