A perfect Florida day on Monday, May 6, with the sun high, clear skies, and ocean waves rolling up on the beach as Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink small satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Today’s launch was the 46th so far this year and the 31st in 2024 dedicated to the Starlink broadband constellation that has more than 5,800 working satellites.

Once again the booster landed following stage separation on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, that was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 10 Starlink missions.

SpaceX busy with another two in two days of Starlink smallsats launches

SpaceX is targeting Monday, May 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 12:36 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 2:48 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Tuesday, May 7 starting at 11:08 a.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.

This is the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 10 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.

Ready again for another launch on Tuesday. Additionally, on Tuesday, May 8, SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of Starlink smallsats into LEO at 8:08 a.m. PDT.

The forecast calls for a temperature of 78°F, scattered clouds, 31% cloud cover and a wind speed of 10mph.