SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-59 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - October 7, 2025

Launch Date: October 7, 2025 Launch Time: 2:46 a.m. EDT (0646 UTC, 08:46 CEST) Launch Window: Open until 4:10 a.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: Nominal orbital insertion, booster landed on the droneship. Mission: Starlink 10-59 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1090 - Turnaround time 35 days) Flight for the Booster: 8 Previous Flights of the Booster: 7 - CRS-33, O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, O3b mPOWER-D and two Starlink missions Droneship: 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 targets October 7, 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 0:10 a.m. EDT and remains open until 4:10 a.m. EDT. This is the eighth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-33, O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, O3b mPOWER-D, and two 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