SpaceX - Falcon 9 - KF-03 (Project Kuiper) - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - October 13, 2025

Launch Date: October 13, 2025 (EDT) Launch Time: 9:58 p.m. EDT (October 14, 0158 UTC, 03:58 CEST) Launch Window: Available to 10:22 p.m. EDT. Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Launch Inclination: North East Launch Status: Nominal Orbit Insertion, booster lands successfully on the droneship. SpaceX had issues with the stream, so sorry for the bad quality and timing. Mission: Starlink KF-03 (Project Kuiper) Launch Provider: SpaceX Launch Contractor: Kuiper Space LLC (Amazon) Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1091 - Turnaround time 60 days) Flight for the Booster: 2 Previous Flights of the Booster: 1 - Project Kupier (KF-02) 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 is targeting October 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-03 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted 9:58 p.m. EDT, (October 14, 0158 UTC, 03:58 CEST) with additional opportunities available until 10:22 p.m. EDT. If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available on Tuesday, October 14, starting at 7:46 p.m. EDT. This will be the second flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched KF-02. After 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