SpaceX Set for Thursday Morning Rocket Launch Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral
By Space Coast Daily // May 19, 2026
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit for Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Launch window opens at 5:26 a.m. ET.
This will be the 28th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7, and 20 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.
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.
