SpaceX resumes evening Starlink launches with successful 19 Nov Falcon 9 mission

SpaceX returned to evening launches with a successful Starlink batch lift from Florida’s Space Coast on 19 Nov 2025, a Falcon 9 liftoff that marked the company’s 148th Falcon 9 flight this year and lit the night sky over Cape Canaveral.

Discovered 2025-11-18T17:44:52.056386-08:00 | 2025-11-18T17:44:52.056386-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

This flight extends SpaceX’s sustained high cadence — the company is targeting roughly 165–170 Falcon 9 launches this year and recent missions have already pushed the 2025 launch tally higher, affecting manufacturing, recovery and range resources.
Nighttime operations underscore regulatory and range adjustments: the FAA and DAF have cleared SpaceX to seek increased Falcon 9 activity at Cape Canaveral, including proposals to raise annual launch limits that enable higher local launch density and varied launch windows.
The mission adds to Cape Canaveral’s growing activity and operational tempo, following paired launch schedules and record-setting annual counts that continue to reshape east-coast range utilization (planned paired Falcon 9 launches and prior site records).

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