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United States · Nov 15, 2026SpaceX’s Starship nails a smooth return with historic catch
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Nov 15, 2026Watch: SpaceX's Starship completes first-ever midair catch on return from orbit
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Boca Chica, Texas, United States · Nov 14, 2026SpaceX’s Starship returns to launch pad from orbit in victory for company
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Texas, United States · Nov 14, 2026SpaceX rocket orbits Earth then returns to launch pad in a world-first
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Florida, United States · Nov 14, 2026SpaceX’s Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launch pad arms in a dramatic first
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Florida, United States · Nov 14, 2026(Digital) SpaceX Catches Starship in Novel Landing
(Digital) SpaceX Catches Starship in Novel Landing (Source: Bloomberg)
Nov 14, 2026'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth
SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
Nov 14, 2026'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth
SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
Nov 14, 2026'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth
SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
Nov 14, 2026SpaceX Catches a Starship
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Texas, United States · Nov 14, 2026SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic first
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Texas, United States · Nov 14, 2026SpaceX successfully carries out first-ever spaceship catch
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Texas, United States · Nov 14, 2026SpaceX's Starship set for return to Earth after failed booster catch
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft was on track to return to its Texas launch site for a planned...
Texas, United States · Nov 14, 2026SpaceX Starship re-enters Earth, lands at same spot from which it launched a day ago
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft on Saturday returned from its longest flight in orbit yet to ...
Texas, United States · Nov 14, 2026Elon Musk's SpaceX aborts booster recovery due to technical issues
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Nov 14, 2026Weekly Analysis
Geopolitical Summary 18 October 2026
A thin week in orbit but a heavy one for orbital dependency: Washington throttled Starlink over Ukraine's interceptors, ESA advanced a €10bn autonomy plan built without NASA, and Eutelsat jumped 19% on sovereign-risk pricing.
- Geopolitical Summary 7 September 2026 Sep 06, 2026
Every catalogued payload still in orbit and not decayed, grouped by the operator code CelesTrak records.
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| Series | payloads (payloads) |
|---|---|
| China | 1,714 |
| ESA | 114.0 |
| France | 130.0 |
| Germany | 105.0 |
| India | 122.0 |
| Intelsat (ITSO) | 100.0 |
| Italy | 102.0 |
| Japan | 250.0 |
| Russia / CIS | 1,714 |
| TBD | 152.0 |
| United Kingdom | 726.0 |
| United States | 13,996 |
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