{"id":112189,"date":"2026-08-16T15:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/spacex-sets-launch-turnaround-record-with-2-falcon-9-missions-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:55:26","slug":"spacex-sets-launch-turnaround-record-with-2-falcon-9-missions-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/spacex-sets-launch-turnaround-record-with-2-falcon-9-missions-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX sets launch turnaround record with 2 Falcon 9 missions | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rockets launched 38.5 minutes apart for Globalstar, US Space Force, with second booster marking 650th Falcon landing<\/p>\n

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SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets for Globalstar and the United States Space Force on Saturday night, setting a company record by completing the missions just 38.5 minutes apart, according to a US media report.<\/p>\n

Spaceflight Now reported that the first rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:12pm EDT (0112GMT), carrying eight Globalstar satellites to replenish its low Earth orbit constellation.<\/p>\n

The Falcon 9 first-stage booster, B1090, completed its 14th flight and landed at Landing Zone 40 about eight minutes after liftoff, it added. A second Falcon 9 launched the classified USSF-366 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:50pm EDT (0150GMT).<\/p>\n

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The Space Force did not disclose the payload, saying: “The mission was assigned under a previously awarded [National Security Space Launch] Phase 3 Lane 1 task order.” Its B1088 booster landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean, marking the 650th Falcon booster landing.<\/p>\n

The Globalstar mission, originally scheduled for May 17, was delayed to give teams more time to prepare the satellites.<\/p>\n

Globalstar CEO Paul E Jacobs said the launch was “another important step in sustaining and strengthening the infrastructure our customers rely on every day.”<\/p>\n

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The launch comes as Globalstar awaits its planned acquisition by Amazon<\/a>, a deal expected to close in 2027 and intended to support Amazon Leo’s direct-to-device satellite services.<\/p>\n

Globalstar said on August 6 that it would suspend further earnings calls and updates to its forward-looking guidance while the transaction remains pending.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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