Falcon 9 SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral October 26, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith The SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 5:47 p.m. EDT (2147 UTC) on Saturday, Oct. 26, breaking the record for the most number of launches from Florida’s Space Coast in a calendar year.