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US: Falcon 9 Streaks Across Arizona Sky After Vandenberg Launch

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, January 2, deploying Italy’s dual-use Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 (CSG-FM3) satellite into low Earth orbit. The mission, delayed by pad issues, marked SpaceX’s first orbital launch in 16 days and included a successful booster landing.

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Commercial Space Tianlong 3 Test Run - Yantai

This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025, shows a first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 liquid carrier rocket conducted on an offshore launch pad at the Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in east China's Shandong Province. A first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 large liquid-propellant carrier rocket was successfully held here on Monday. Independent development of the Tianlong-3 rocket began in March 2022 by Chinese commercial aerospace company Space Pioneer. The rocket is 72 meters in length with a takeoff mass of 600 tonnes. Its first stage is equipped with nine "Tianhuo-12" engines operating in parallel. The rocket has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 17-22 tonnes, and a sun-synchronous orbit capacity of 10-17 tonnes. It is able to launch 36 satellites in a single mission and supports large-scale cargo transport for China's space station, as well as medium- and high-orbit satellite launches. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites

A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on July 27, 2025. China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites on Sunday. The satellite group, the fifth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, lifted off at 6:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 585th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites

A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on July 27, 2025. China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites on Sunday. The satellite group, the fifth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, lifted off at 6:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 585th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites

A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on July 27, 2025. China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites on Sunday. The satellite group, the fifth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, lifted off at 6:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 585th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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