Starlink 10-54 deployed 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a new batch of Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than 8:27 a.m. Friday, June 12, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a new batch of Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than 8:27 a.m. Friday, June 12, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX has a four-hour launch window available, extending until 12:27 p.m. if additional time is needed.
The mission, designated Starlink 10-54, will deploy 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. After clearing the launch pad, the Falcon 9 is expected to follow a northeast trajectory along Florida’s east coast.
Following stage separation, the rocket’s first-stage booster will attempt a landing aboard a SpaceX autonomous drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, allowing the company to recover and reuse the vehicle for future missions.
The launch will mark Florida’s 40th orbital mission of 2026, a pace that trails last year’s record-setting activity.
Florida hosted 109 launches in 2025, fueled largely by SpaceX’s rapid launch cadence from both Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
One factor contributing to the slower pace this year is SpaceX’s reduced launch capacity while work continues at Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
The company is completing construction and upgrades for its Starship program at the site, leaving SpaceX primarily operating Falcon 9 missions from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40.
SpaceX has not announced when Starship will make its first launch in Florida, though preparations continue at the Kennedy Space Center.
Friday’s mission could also be part of a busy day on the Space Coast.
SpaceX is reportedly planning another Florida launch later in the day, potentially giving residents and visitors a rare opportunity to witness multiple rocket launches within hours of each other.
Weather and technical readiness will ultimately determine whether the Starlink mission lifts off as scheduled on Friday morning.
