SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-52 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - October 16, 2025

Launch Date: October 16, 2025 Launch Time: 5:27 a.m. EDT (09:27 UTC, 11:27 CEST) Launch Window: Open until 6:42 a.m. EDT Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Launch Inclination: North East Launch Status: Nominal orbit insertion, Falcon 9 booster landed successfully on the droneship Mission: Starlink 10-52 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1095 - Turnaround time 50 days) Flight for the Booster: 3 Previous Flights of the Booster: 2 - 2 Starship Missions Droneship: A Shortfall Of Gravitas Price: $69,75 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meters Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters Stages: 2 SpaceX targets October 16, 2025, for a Falcon 9 to launch 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 4-hour launch window opens at 2:42 a.m. EDT and closes at 6:42 a.m. EDT. The launch is scheduled for 5:27 a.m. EDT (09:27 UTC, 11:27 CEST) with a 95% chance go for launch. This is the third flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: https://flightclub.io/live Countdown Hr/Min/Sec Event 00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins 00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins 00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading begins 00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks 00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins 00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start 00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff