SpaceX launched its first flight of 2025, sending a Falcon 9 rocket into space with a Thuraya 4 satellite from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40 in Florida.

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

This was the 20th flight and recovery for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, and SpaceX's 341st recovery of an orbital-class rocket.

SpaceX is targeting Monday afternoon for a Falcon 9 launch of 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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 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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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

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