GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-31 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: May 22, 2026 Launch Time: 7:00 a.m. EDT, 1100 UTC, 13:00 CEST Launch Window: Open until 11:00 a.m. EDT Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Launch Inclination: Northeast Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Mission: Starlink 10-31 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster 1077 - Turnaround 64 days) Flight for the Booster: 28 Previous Flights of the Booster: 27 - Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7, and 20 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 28th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7, and 20 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