SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-43 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - June 4, 2026

Launch Date: June 4, 2026 Launch Time: 6:26 a.m. EDT, 1026 UTC, 12:26 CEST Launch Window: Open until 8:00 a.m. EDT Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Launch Inclination: Northeast Launch Status: Nominal parking orbit, Falcon 9 First Stage landed successfully on the droneship Mission: Starlink 10-43 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster 1090 - Turnaround 78 days) Flight for the Booster: 12 Previous Flights of the Booster: 11 - SES O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, mPOWER-D, CRS-33, and six Starlink missions Droneship: A Shortfall Of Gravitas Price: $74 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’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This will be the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SES O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, mPOWER-D, CRS-33, and six 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