Falcon SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral October 17, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith The Starlink 8-19 mission came at the end of the week kicked off by the launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket, a Falcon Heavy rocket and two other Falcon 9 rockets. Liftoff happened at 7:31 p.m. EDT (2331 UTC) on Friday, Oct. 18.