4.08.2025
Launch recap: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral early Monday in Florida
Launch recap: Scroll down to read live updates from the early morning August 4 launch of the Starlink 10-30 mission from Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Original story: For those up late, SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink mission overnight from Cape Canaveral.
The launch is now set for no earlier than 3:57 a.m. Monday August 4 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Should SpaceX need more time to make the launch, the window runs until 4:11 a.m.
The mission, known as Starlink 10-30, is the next batch of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites. With this payload being in the group 10 of the satellite constellation, the launch will be headed northeast after liftoff.
There will be no Space Coast sonic boom, as the rocket's booster will land on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship stationed out in the Atlantic Ocean just over eight minutes after liftoff.
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster lands
Update 4:06 a.m.: The Falcon 9 first-stage booster just landed aboard SpaceX's drone ship Just Read the Instructions out on the Atlantic Ocean, completing its 21st mission.
SpaceX Liftoff!
Update 3:57 a.m.: SpaceX has just launched the Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral SLC-40!
SpaceX launch webcast begins
Update 3:52 a.m.: SpaceX's launch webcast hosted on X (formerly Twitter) is now posted above, right below the countdown clock.
Liftoff is scheduled in five minutes from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
We are 10 minutes from tonight’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch!
Quelle: Florida Today
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Update: 13.08.2025
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SpaceX again delays Starlink launch from Vandenberg
SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket launch from the West Coast will be the first in almost two weeks after the company delayed a mission to deliver 24 optimized Starlink V2 Mini satellites into a polar, low Earth orbit.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California was scheduled for August 9 local time but was delayed without explanation to August 11. The launch has now slipped another day to Tuesday, August 12, local time. The launch window opens at 7:05 p.m. PDT (10:05 p.m. EDT / 0205 UTC on 13th)
Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about 30 minutes prior to liftoff.
paceX will launch the mission using its Falcon 9 first stage booster with the tail number B1093. This will be its fifth flight after previously launching four batches of Starlink satellites.
Roughly 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1093 will target a landing on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You.’ If successful, this would be the 144th landing on this vessel.
Starlink coverage expanded
SpaceX announced Monday, August 4, that its Starlink service is now available in Somalia and Israel. Other countries and regions in the Middle East, like Gaza, the West Bank, and Iraq are listed on SpaceX’s Starlink coverage map with the caveat “service date is unknown at this time.
Kuwait shows coverage beginning sometime in 2025. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates are all designated as “pending regulatory approval.” SpaceX founder Elon Musk visited Saudi Arabia alongside President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials in May 2025 as part of what was billed as the US-Saudi Investment Forum.
In a readout from that trip, the White House stated that the two countries signed a $142 billion military sale, which the administration called “the largest defense sales agreement in history.” That included broad investment in “air force advancement and space capabilities.”
At the time, CNBC reported that Musk inked a deal with Saudi Arabia to allow Starlink use in maritime and aviation applications. He didn’t specify how much the deal was worth.
Quelle: SN
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Update: 15.08.2025
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Launch recap: Thursday morning SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral
Launch recap: Live updates from the Starlink 10-20 mission, which lifted off at 8:29 a.m. August 14 from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40.
Original story: In this week's already busy launch calendar, the next rocket waiting to soar is a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set for a tentative Thursday morning liftoff.
SpaceX plans to launch the latest batch if its Starlink satellites now no earlier than 8:29 a.m. Aug. 14 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX states it has until 10:47 a.m. if needed.
Upon lift off, the Falcon 9 rocket will travel on a northeast trajectory.
No Space Coast sonic booms will be heard -- only the rocket's rumble. Just over eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's booster will land on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster lands
Update 8:37 a.m.: The Falcon 9 first-stage booster just landed aboard SpaceX's drone ship Just Read the Instructions out on the Atlantic Ocean, completing its 10th mission.
SpaceX liftoff!
Update 8:29 a.m.: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has left the launch pad!
SpaceX launch webcast begins
Update 8:24 a.m.: SpaceX's launch webcast hosted on X (formerly Twitter) is now posted above, right below the countdown clock.
Liftoff is scheduled in less than four minutes from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Update 8:19 a.m.: We are 10 minutes from this morning's liftoff!
The Falcon 9 booster launching this Starlink mission is seeing its 10th mission. It previous saw three other Starlink missions, Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, and MTG-S1.
SpaceX launch countdown timeline
Update 8:10 a.m.: Here's a behind-the-scenes rundown of SpaceX’s countdown timeline. T-minus:
- 38 minutes: SpaceX launch director verifies “go” for propellant load.
- 35 minutes: Rocket-grade kerosene and first-stage liquid oxygen loading begins.
- 16 minutes: Second-stage liquid oxygen loading begins.
- 7 minutes: Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch.
- 1 minute: Command flight computer begins final prelaunch checks; propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins.
- 45 seconds: SpaceX launch director verifies “go” for launch.
- 3 seconds: Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start.
- 0 seconds: Liftoff.
SpaceX Falcon 9 fueling now underway in Florida
Update 8:00 a.m.: Visual cues indicate Falcon 9 fueling procedures are now underway at Launch Complex 40, though SpaceX has yet to make an official announcement.
That means today's Starlink mission is now locked in to lift off at 8:29 a.m. without any countdown delays, or else the launch must be postponed.
Update 7:56 a.m.: The past week, the crew of the Artemis II mission underwent training at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SLS rocket continues to be stacked inside the VAB as well.
Liftoff of the Artemis II mission, which will see the crew fly around the moon, is set for no earlier than February 2026.
SpaceX launch prep underway in Brevard
Update 7:50 a.m.: Brevard County Emergency Management officials have activated the agency's launch operations support team ahead of SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon 9 launch.
Liftoff is still set for 8:29 a.m.
Update 7:40 a.m.: Late August 13, it was announced by NASA Interim Administrator, Sean Duffy, that President Trump has signed an Executive Order to allow for competeition within the commercial space industry. This includes more streamlined regulations.
The commercial space industry includes big names such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, which are already on major NASA contracts −including landing NASA astronauts on the moon with the Artemis Program.
"It is imperative that we build on the far-reaching actions taken by my Administration during my first term to ensure that new space-based industries, space exploration capabilities, and cutting-edge defense systems are pioneered in America rather than by our adversaries," the statement reads.
"Ensuring that United States operators can efficiently launch, conduct missions in space, and reenter United States airspace is critical to economic growth, national security, and accomplishing Federal space objectives."
Second launch of the day for SpaceX
Update 7:29 a.m.: It's been a busy stretch for SpaceX. This morning's launch from Florida is the second in a row for SpaceX. At 1:05 a.m. ET/10:05 p.m. PT SpaceX launched a Starlink mission out of Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Quelle: Florida Today