On Tuesday, October 15 at 2:10 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Starlink 10-10 mission of 23 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX broke its own record originally set in 2023 at 96 launches orbital launches performed by one company. Today’s Starlink 10-10 mission put SpaceX at 97 orbital flights with two-and-a-half months still remaining in the year.
The Falcon 9 launch also marked SpaceX’s 100th total launch of 2024, including three suborbital launches of its Starship rocket from southern Texas.
This was the 11th flight for the first stage booster, tail number B1080, supporting this mission, which previously two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (Axiom-2 and Axiom-3), two Cargo Dragon missions to the ISS (NG-21 and CRS-30) and the Euclid space telescope for the European Space Agency (ESA).
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SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, October 15 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 1:34 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 5:22 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, October 16 starting at 2:33 a.m. ET.
According to weather officials, there’s a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. The forecast calls for a temperature of 75°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 8mph.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
This is the 11th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Euclid, Axiom-2, Axiom-3, Cygnus NG-21, SES 24, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean