17.01.2026
SpaceX targeting Sunday for Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida
Fresh off another launch pad turnaround record, SpaceX crews are targeting Sunday, Jan. 18, for the company's next Falcon 9 rocket liftoff at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX's four-hour launch window will extend from 5:04 p.m. to 9:04 p.m. This Falcon 9 will deploy 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit, with a first-stage booster landing scheduled on the SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
On Monday, Jan. 14, SpaceX shattered its speed record by launching the Starlink 6-98 mission exactly 45 hours after the Starlink 6-97 mission. Both Falcon 9s lifted off from Launch Complex 40.
"New year, new records!" SpaceX Vice President of Launch Kiko Dontchev said in a tweet confirming the milestone.
Quelle: Florida Today
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Update: 19.01.2026
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STARLINK MISSION
On Sunday, January 18 at 6:31 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This was the 24th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES ASTRA 1P, NG-21, and now 18 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Quelle: SpaceX