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SpaceX marks May Day, National Space Day with Starlink mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

May 1, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-38 mission saw SpaceX deploy 29 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 2:06:10 p.m. EDT (1806:10 UTC).

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

March 22, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

Liftoff of the Starlink 10-62 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 10:47 a.m. EDT (1447 UTC). The rocket flew on a northeasterly trajectory.

Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning

March 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-46 mission added another 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 9:27 a.m. EDT (1327 UTC).

SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar

March 9, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch of the EchoStar 25 satellite was SpaceX’s first launch to a geosynchronous transfer orbit so far this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 12:19 a.m. EDT (0419 UTC)).

SpaceX launches 600th Starlink satellite of 2026 during predawn Falcon 9 rocket flight from Cape Canaveral

March 3, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-40 mission included the 600th Starlink satellite launched so far in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 5:52:20 a.m. EST (1052:20 UTC).

SpaceX’s most-flown Falcon booster launches on record 33rd flight

February 21, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 6-104 mission added another 28 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 10:47 p.m. EST (0347 UTC).

SpaceX launches predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day

February 15, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 6-103 mission was the 10th orbital flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 happened at 2:59:40 a.m. EST (0759:40 UTC) on Monday, Feb. 16.

SpaceX launches GPS 3 satellite following switch from ULA Vulcan rocket

January 26, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

This was the third launch of a GPS satellite in as many years. Liftoff of the GPS 3-9 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station launched at 11:53:16 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 27 (0453:16 UTC on Jan. 28).

SpaceX breaks pad turnaround record at Cape Canaveral with midday Starlink launch

January 14, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 6-98 mission added 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 1:08 p.m. EST (1808 UTC).

FCC gives SpaceX “green light” to expand Starlink constellation to 15,000 satellites

January 8, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 6-96 mission added another 29 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceX launched from Space Launch Complex 40 on Friday, Jan. 9, at 4:41 p.m. EST (2141 UTC).