On Tuesday, October 15 at 1:21 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

SpaceX broke its own record originally set at 96 in 2023, for number of orbital launches performed by one company, and 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 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, and now 12 Starlink missions.

SpaceX’s Tuesday plan of 2 Starlink smallsats launches from 2 coasts including 13 Direct to Cell

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SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, October 15 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 1:07 a.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 5:03 a.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, October 16 starting at 12:42 a.m. ET.

The forecast calls for a temperature of 60°F, broken clouds, 69% cloud cover and a wind speed of 12mph.

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 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, and 11 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.