Falcon 9 Falcon 9 evades thunderstorms, launches 22 Starlink satellites July 23, 2023 Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Sunday after thunderstorms postponed the mission the day before. The rocket with 22 second-generation Starlink satellites aboard lifted off at 8:50 p.m. EDT (0050 UTC on July 25).