SLD 45 – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launches novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission

July 21, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle features the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and DARPA. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a four-hour window that opens at 5:15 p.m. EDT (2115 UTC).

SpaceX launches a flight-proven Falcon booster for 600th time

July 13, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-45 mission added another 29 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 5:10 a.m. EDT (0910 UTC).

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 36th flight

July 9, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The flight-leading booster, B1067, launched the Starlink 10-42 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff from pad 40 happened at 5:25 a.m. EDT (0925 UTC) on Thursday morning.

Semiconductor manufacturing test bed flies alongside Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch

July 4, 2026 Steven Young

Liftoff of the Starlink 10-50 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 6:50 a.m. EDT (1050 UTC). The rocket’s first-stage booster carried two semiconductor manufacturing pods for Besxar Space Industries.

SpaceX launches 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refresh

June 28, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The SXM-11 satellite was built by Intuitive Machines and is more than 230-feet-tall. Liftoff on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 UTC).

SpaceX launches reentry capsule demo mission called ‘Starfall’

June 23, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission is the debut of a new reentry capsule developed by SpaceX that weighs about 2,100 kg (4,600 lbs). Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 6:53 a.m. EDT (1053 UTC).

SpaceX launches 3 Block 2 BlueBird satellites for AST SpaceMobile

June 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission is third time SpaceX will launch satellites for AST SpaceMobile and its first of the Block 2 iteration of the BlueBird satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 2:39 a.m. EDT (0639 UTC).

SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral as stock trades on the Nasdaq for first time

June 12, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The company debuted on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “SPCX” and began trading with a massive valuation of $1.77 trillion. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 8:37 a.m. EDT (1237 UTC).

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket booster on record-breaking 35th flight

June 7, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-35 mission will be the 53rd dedicated launch for the satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 6:13:50 a.m. EDT (1013:50 UTC).

SpaceX launches sunrise Starlink mission following weather scrub

June 3, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-43 mission will fly on a Falcon 9 rocket heading on a north-easterly trajectory. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Thursday, June 4, at 6:26:30 a.m. EDT (1026:30 UTC).