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Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 10-39 from Cape Canaveral SFS
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on 21 Aug 2026 15:14:22 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 14:57 UTC and ran 240 minutes. Liftoff came 17 minutes into it.
The first stage, B1078, was making its 30th flight.
It landed on A Shortfall of Gravitas, 600 km downrange.
The payload was bound for Low Earth Orbit.
The mission
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
SpaceX has now flown 721 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 206.
It was the 399th launch from Space Launch Complex 40.
| Liftoff | 21 Aug 2026 15:14:22 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Provider | SpaceX |
| Pad | Space Launch Complex 40 |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
| First stage | B1078 (flight 30) |
| Recovery | Landed — A Shortfall of Gravitas |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:03:53 GMT.