GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-48 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: March 12, 2026 Launch Time: 6:00 a.m. EDT, 1000 UTC, 11:00 CET Launch Window: Open until 10:00 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 10-48 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster 1095 - Turnaround 41 days) Flight for the Booster: 6 Previous Flights of the Booster: 5 - 5 Starlink missions Droneship: Just Read The Instructions 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’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 sixth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions 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