Overview
- The Starlink 6-92 mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 8 with 29 satellites, and booster B1067 completed its 32nd flight before landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.
- SpaceX confirmed it has launched its 3,000th Starlink satellite of the year, reflecting a sustained high-cadence deployment throughout 2025.
- The NROL-77 national security launch was set for Dec. 9 at 2:16 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral using booster B1096, which was planned to return to Landing Zone 2 with potential sonic booms over Central Florida.
- Spaceflight Now reports the company’s leases for LZ-1 and LZ-2 end Dec. 31, 2025, and SpaceX has approvals and construction underway for new pad-adjacent landing sites near SLC-40 and at LC-39A.
- A separate Falcon 9 from Vandenberg launched 28 Starlink satellites on Dec. 7, with additional California Starlink missions scheduled Dec. 10 and Dec. 12 to deploy batches of 27 V2 mini satellites.