US EditionSpaceX grounds Falcon 9 flights after second-stage issue
- On Monday, SpaceX paused Falcon 9 launches after an upper-stage issue following a Vandenberg Space Force Base launch that deployed 25 Starlink satellites.
- During deorbit preparations, the upper stage experienced an off-nominal condition, vented propellant, and passivated by emptying fuel, according to SpaceX, as teams review data before returning to flight.
- The mission timeline shows the payload was deployed 62 minutes after liftoff following two nominal MVac burns, while booster B1071 completed its 31st flight and landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.
- SpaceX delayed further planned Falcon 9 launches, including missions from Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with the next listed launch for Feb. 5 now under review and the NASA Crew-12 mission slated for Feb. 11 potentially affected.
- With 165 flights in 2025 and a Starlink fleet of 9,628, Falcon 9's recent history shows several upper-stage issues including incidents in Feb. 2025 and July 2024.
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SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 flights after second-stage issue
Elon Musk's SpaceX has paused flights of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket over an unspecified issue that its second stage experienced after successfully deploying Starlink satellites into orbit on Monday, the company said. After the two-stage Falcon 9 delivered 25 Starlink satellites to space in a routine mission from southern California, the rocket's second stage "experienced an off-nominal condition" as it prepared to deorbit itself as planned, Sp
The launch of a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) could be delayed after the detection of an "anomaly" on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. ...
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SpaceX halts Falcon 9 missions after 2nd stage issue during most recent launch
SpaceX has halted launches of its Falcon 9 rockets after an issue from a mission flown from California on Monday. The Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base managed to get to space and deploy its payload, but the second stage had issues as it prepared for its normal deorbit burn. “The vehicle then performed as designed to successfully passivate the stage,” SpaceX stated on its website. After the upper stage separated from the first sta…
SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
SpaceX is pausing Falcon 9 launches after an issue with the rocket’s upper stage encountered at the end of a launch Feb. 2. The post SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly appeared first on SpaceNews.
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