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WATCH: SpaceX Launches Starfall Demo Mission from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday

By  //  June 24, 2026

WATCH: SpaceX Launches Starfall Demo Mission from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday

SpaceX successfully launched its Starfall Demo mission Tuesday morning aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX successfully launched its Starfall Demo mission Tuesday morning aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The Falcon 9 lifted off at 6:43 a.m. EDT, beginning the mission to low-Earth orbit during a one-hour launch window. Weather conditions were favorable as the rocket soared into the early morning sky above Florida’s Space Coast.

The mission marked the 29th flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster, continuing SpaceX’s industry-leading efforts in rocket reusability.

SpaceX successfully launched its Starfall Demo mission Tuesday morning aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The veteran booster previously supported several high-profile missions, including NASA’s Crew-6 mission, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, BlueBird 1-5, Nusantara Lima (PSN N5), and 23 Starlink launches.

Following stage separation, the booster successfully returned to Earth, landing aboard the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

The recovery added another successful landing to SpaceX’s growing record of reusable rocket operations.

SpaceX successfully launched its Starfall Demo mission Tuesday morning aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.