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Falcon 9 upper-stage leak and Starlink loss
On July 25, 2024, SpaceX said a July 11 upper-stage oxygen leak left 20 Starlink satellites in a 135 km perigee, and that all of them reentered.
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Geomagnetic storm downs freshly deployed Starlinks
On February 8, 2022, SpaceX said up to 40 of 49 Starlink satellites launched on February 3 would reenter after a storm raised drag by as much as 50 percent.
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Falcon 9 launches NASA's DART asteroid mission
On November 23, 2021, SpaceX said Falcon 9 launched NASA's DART planetary-defense mission from Vandenberg at 10:21 p.m. PST, the company's first interplanetary flight.
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NASA certifies Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon
On November 10, 2020, SpaceX said NASA had certified Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon for station crew rotations, and listed the test counts behind that decision.
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Falcon's 100th successful flight
On October 24, 2020, SpaceX said a 60-satellite Starlink launch from SLC-40 was Falcon's 100th success, with 63 landings and 45 reflights.
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Space Force agrees to fly used boosters on GPS
On September 25, 2020, SpaceX said the Space Force would let it recover and later refly boosters on GPS missions, and restated its NSSL Phase 2 selection.
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AMOS-6 static-fire explosion and the COPV finding
On September 1, 2016, a Falcon 9 was destroyed during a static fire at SLC-40. SpaceX later traced it to a helium COPV in the upper-stage oxygen tank and targeted a January 8 return to flight.