On Saturday, April 5 at 11:07 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The satellites will be part of the smallsat constellation. Photos by Satnews.
The Falcon 9 first stage B1078 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 19th flight. Booster B1078 last launched 04/06/2025 and has seen 19 successful launches and landings. Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-6 mission. This was the 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, Bluebird 1-5, and now 15 Starlink missions.
Weather proved to be favorable and was accurately forecast as the launch was successful with a 99% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials were monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Liftoff Winds. The forecast called for a temperature of 76°F, scattered clouds, 40% cloud cover and a wind speed of 19mph.