On a rare night when two different companies were set to launch hours apart from adjacent launch pads, SpaceX launched Starlink 6-81 from Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:31 pm ET. Falcon 9 flew on a southeasterly trajectory, and completed a trouble-free mission that saw the company deploy another 29 Starlink satellites into the megaconstellation now in low Earth Orbit.

Next up was United Launch Alliance, with the venerable Atlas V on the pad at Space Launch Complex 41. It was set to lift off at 10:24 pm ET, but it was not to be. Everything looked fine until it didn’t, and despite the effort of ULA engineers to solve an issue with a sticky valve, the launch was “Scrubbed […] due to an issue encountered while cycling the booster liquid oxygen tank vent valve during final checkouts.”

ULA added in a statement to the press that “The team will require additional time for troubleshooting and is setting up for a 24-hour recycle.

“The launch is now planned for Thursday Nov. 6th at 10:16 p.m. ET at the opening of a 44-minute window.”

SpaceX Payload

Tonight’s payload for Falcon 9 was 29 Starlink satellites that will now join the other Starlink satellites from Group 6 in the Starlink constellation.

That array of satellites provides Internet connectivity globally to over seven million customers in over 125 countries and territories, spanning all seven continents.

SpaceX Launch Replay

Next Launch

Atlas V 551 | ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA)

Organization	United Launch Alliance
Location	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket	Atlas V 551
Pad	Space Launch Complex 41
Status	Go for Launch
Status Info	Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens	Thursday, 11 / 06 / 2025 10:16 PM
Window Closes	Thursday, 11 / 06 / 2025 11:00 PM
Destination	Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission Description	The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites expected to provide very high service speed and flexibility; each ViaSat-3 class satellite targets >1 Tbps of network capacity and can dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.

As of 12:00 AM Thursday November 6, 2025. Launch assignments and times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult ULA.com for updates.