SpaceX Set for Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Thursday Morning from Cape Canaveral

By  //  October 15, 2025

Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit for Thursday, October 16, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit for Thursday, October 16, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Launch is targeted for 3:01 a.m. EDT,

This is the third flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched two 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.