GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-45 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: July 14, 2026 Launch Time: 3:15 a.m. EDT, 0715 UTC, 09:15 CEST Launch Window: Open until 7:15 a.m. EDT Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Launch Inclination: Northeast Launch Status: Nominal orbit insertion, Falcon 9 booster landed the 36th time on the droneship. Mission: Starlink 10-45 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster 1080 - Turnaround 32 days) Flight for the Booster: 28 Previous Flights of the Booster: 27 - Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES ASTRA 1P, NG-21, and 21 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. his will be the 28th 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 21 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