SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-17 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: October 17, 2025 Launch Time: 11:37 a.m. EDT (1537 UTC, 17:37 CEST) Launch Window: Open until 3:37 p.m. EDT Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Launch Inclination: North East Launch Status: Scheduled Mission: Starlink 10-17 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster TBD) Flight for the Booster: TBD Previous Flights of the Booster: TBD Droneship: TBD 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 targets October 17, 2025, for a Falcon 9 to launch 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 4-hour launch window opens at 11:37 a.m. EDT (1537 UTC, 17:37 CEST) and remains open to 4:21 p.m. EDT. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on a 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