Falcon 9 SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit in predawn launch October 15, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith The Starlink 10-52 mission was SpaceX’s 130th Falcon 9 launch of the year. The rocket’s liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened Thursday, Oct. 16, at 5:27 a.m. EDT (0927 UTC).