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SpaceX launches span rideshare, military and Starlink missions as ISS crew rotations continue

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Launch coverage points to flights from SpaceX, South Korea and China, including a South Korean Earth-observation payload and a Chinese Long March 12 mission. Separately, SpaceX’s Transporter-18 carried Star Catcher’s orbital power-beaming prototype, while NASA and SpaceX targeted Crew-12’s return and NASA named the Crew-14 astronauts for a spring 2027 mission.

Discovered 2026-10-05T02:15:14.055004-07:00 | 2026-10-05T02:15:14.055004-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The launch slate spans commercial rideshare, military and Starlink flights, alongside missions by South Korea and China—an indicator of the range of operators and payloads competing for launch opportunities.
  • Star Catcher’s prototype is an in-orbit power-beaming demonstration aimed at another satellite, while Crew-12’s departure and the planned Crew-14 mission mark ongoing ISS crew operations.

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