Falcon 9 Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit August 29, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith The Starlink 17-7 mission is the penultimate planned launch of these broadband satellites in August. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 8:08 p.m. PDT (11:08 p.m. EDT / 0308 UTC).