WATCH: SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 9 Rocket Thursday Night from Cape Canaveral
By Space Coast Daily // February 19, 2026
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WATCH: SpaceX successfully launched 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit Thursday evening aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX successfully launched 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit Thursday evening aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Liftoff occurred at 8:41 p.m. ET, with the rocket climbing into clear skies along Florida’s Space Coast.
The mission marked the 26th flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster, continuing its record of reusability. The veteran booster previously supported several high-profile missions, including NASA’s Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7, and 18 prior Starlink launches.
After stage separation, the first stage executed a controlled descent and successfully landed on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions,” positioned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of The Bahamas.
The launch adds 29 more satellites to SpaceX’s growing Starlink constellation, designed to provide high-speed internet coverage around the globe.
