SpaceX Set for Sunday Night Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral Carrying SXM-11 Mission

By  //  June 27, 2026

four-hour launch window opens at 10:25 p.m. ET.

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, June 28 for launch of the SiriusXM SXM-11 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Sunday, June 28 for launch of the SiriusXM SXM-11 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The four-hour window opens at 10:25 p.m. ET.

If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available on Monday, June 29 during a four-hour window that opens at the same time.

This will be the 17th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, MTG-S1, EchoStar XXV, and nine Starlink missions.

After stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.