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Falcon 9 launches Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8) from Cape Canaveral SFS
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on 16 Aug 2026 01:12:14 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 01:12 UTC and ran 15 minutes; the vehicle flew at the opening.
The first stage, B1090, was making its 14th flight.
It landed on Landing Zone 40, 0 km downrange.
The payload was bound for Low Earth Orbit.
The mission
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax services via its Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees. In early 2022, Globalstar contracted with MDA for the construction of 17 new 2nd generation refresh satellites to replenish the existing constellation. Rocket Lab is sub-contracted to build the satellites' buses and the launch dispensers.
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 | 16 Aug 2026 01:12:14 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Provider | SpaceX |
| Pad | Space Launch Complex 40 |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
| First stage | B1090 (flight 14) |
| Recovery | Landed — Landing Zone 40 |
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 21:06:30 GMT.