SLD 45 – Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starfall reentry capsule, 31 customer payloads on Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission

October 18, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

This will be the second launch of SpaceX’s uncrewed reentry capsule, Starfall. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 7:04 a.m. EDT (1104 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Blue Origin to add new Florida launch pads, seeks aggressive increase in New Glenn flight rate

October 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch infrastructure improvements also include a substantial manufacturing expansion at Rocket Park and the addition of new landing barges.

Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station

October 13, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft will arrive at the space station following a two-day flight.

Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency

October 1, 2026 Spaceflight Now

The 14th Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to blast off on a clandestine mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:54 p.m. EDT (0354 UTC).

SpaceX launches 700th Falcon rocket, carries final 3 O3b mPOWER satellites to orbit for SES

September 13, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch marks the 400th orbital flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled during an 87-minute window that opens at 2:49 p.m. EDT (1849 UTC).

SpaceX launches Starlink mission on a Falcon booster’s record-breaking 37th flight

August 24, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-49 mission is set to be the 100th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 UTC).

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral following last-minute scrub

August 20, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-39 mission includes the 2,000th Starlink satellite to fly this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 11:14 a.m. EDT (1514 UTC).

SpaceX launches record-breaking back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets for Globalstar, U.S. Space Force

August 15, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The batch of eight Globalstar satellites will help refresh the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 9:12 p.m. EDT (0112 UTC).

SpaceX launches Tuesday noontime Starlink mission following Monday scrub

August 10, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-19 mission was set to be SpaceX’s 72nd flight of its broadband internet satellites this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 11:58 a.m. EDT (1558 UTC) on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

SpaceX launches 3 AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

August 5, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The BlueBird 11-13 mission was the third time SpaceX flew satellites to orbit supporting AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-device constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 3:49 a.m. EDT (0749 UTC).