Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California, nails landing at sea

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX's Starlink 15-3 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California obn May 9, 2025 at 8:19 p.m. EDT (5:19 p.m. local time; 0019 GMT on May 10).

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00:00Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, ignition, and liftoff, up top of nine.

00:11Go Spacer, go Starlink.

00:17Stage one propulsion is nominal.

00:20Vehicle is pitching downrange.

00:30Power and telemetry nominal.

01:00Mach one.

01:05Mach one.

01:10Max cue.

01:30And back to.

01:42Trajectory is nominal.

01:56Trajectory is nominal.

02:03Trajectory nominal.

02:33Main engine cutoff.

02:40Stage separation confirmed.

02:43MVA ignition.

03:03Fairing separation confirmed.

03:27Both stages are on nominal trajectories.

03:31Theolars.

03:39Theolars.

03:44Theolars.

06:55Stage 1 trajectory nominal.

06:57Stage 1 FTS is saved.

07:29Stage 1 transonic.

07:36Stage 2 FTS is saved.

07:38Stage 1 landing burn.

07:45Stage 2 terminal guidance.

07:50Stage 1 landing burn.

07:57Stage 1 landing burn.

08:05Stage 2 terminal guidance.

08:11Stage 1 landing burn.

08:18Stage 1 landing burn.

08:23Stage 1 landing burn.

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