Monday’s mission marked the 35th launch from Florida’s Space Coast in 2026
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on Memorial Day from Cape Canaveral with Starlink satellites (Spaceflight Now)
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered into the Memorial Day morning sky Monday, giving residents and visitors along the Space Coast an early holiday spectacle as another batch of Starlink internet satellites headed to orbit.
Liftoff for the Starlink 10-47 mission occurred on time at 7:48 a.m. from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Falcon 9 climbed on a northeast trajectory, streaking across a mostly clear morning sky after overnight showers moved out of the region ahead of launch.
The mission carried SpaceX’s latest group of Starlink broadband satellites, continuing the company’s rapid expansion of its global internet constellation.
The launch produced the familiar roar heard across much of Brevard County as beachgoers, residents, and holiday visitors watched the rocket arc over the Atlantic Ocean.
Monday’s mission marked the 35th launch from Florida’s Space Coast in 2026, continuing one of the busiest launch paces in the region’s history.
No sonic booms were heard in Brevard County following the launch.
After stage separation, the Falcon 9 first-stage booster successfully landed aboard SpaceX’s drone ship, “A Shortfall of Gravitas,” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean downrange from the launch site.
The successful mission adds to an increasingly active year for SpaceX operations on the Space Coast, where launches from Cape Canaveral and nearby Kennedy Space Center have become a near-weekly occurrence.
