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Starlink Group 10-42

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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Thursday July 9 2026, 09:25:43 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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General trajectory

15 hazard areas

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Booster recovery

ASDS droneship· 607 km

Fairing recovery vessel· 666 km

Launching

Northeast

50° · NE

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee255 km

Perigee244 km

Period89.5 min

Inclination53.16°

Launch heading 50° · NE from Starlink 10-42.

OrbitStarlink 10-42› conehigh

1 70138U 26157A 26190.43564815 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

2 70138 53.1616 325.7540 0008527 276.7577 349.0701 16.09034482 03

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1067

active36th flight

Flights37

Landings37/37100%

Fastest turn22d 16h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 600 km downrange

30d 23h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the CRS-22 mission.

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go90%Wind2 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud46%Temp27°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 4120 m above freezing 4827 m (16% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Jellyfish potentialMap & details →

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Hazards (18)All areas →Download pack

635/2026rocket launchJun 5, 10:36Z – Jul 10, 14:26Z
NAVAREA IV 635/26. NORTH ATLANTIC. FLORIDA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 031120Z TO 031602Z JUL, ALTERNATE 051036Z TO 051518Z, 061013Z TO 061455Z, 070951Z TO 071433Z, 080929Z TO 081411Z, 090906Z TO 091348Z AND 100844Z TO 101326Z JUL IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 31-42.00N 077-10.00W, 32-23.00N 076-52.00W, 33-08.00N 075-40.00W, 33-28.00N 074-58.00W, 33-19.00N 074-46.00W, 32-36.00N 075-02.00W, 31-51.00N 076-13.00W, 31-31.00N 076-56.00W. B. 28-39.18N 080-37.81W, 29-00.00N 080-14.00W, 28-53.00N 080-05.00W, 28-29.42N 080-32.52W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 101426Z JUL 26.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:26

MECO

T+00:02:29

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:02:59

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:00

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:22

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:56

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:19

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:40

SECO-1

T+00:54:10

SES-2

T+00:54:11

SECO-2

T+01:03:31

Starlink Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowThursday July 9 2026, 09:05:00 UTC→Thursday July 9 2026, 13:05:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record635/636 successful

Landings621/626