SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying the Starlink 10-4 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff was at 01:09 AM EDT.

After a nominal ascent, around 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the first-stage booster used for the mission, tail number B1077, touched down safely on ASDS ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’, stationed downrange in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Carolinas. B1077 has now flown fourteen successful missions.

According to SpaceX, tonight’s mission marks the 300th time the company has re-flown a booster after its initial flight.

Falcon 9’s second-stage two burns were also right on the money, and the Starlink Group 10-4 of 23 Starlink Mini v2 satellites were placed into their intended initial orbit.

SpaceX confirmed a successful satellite deployment at 02:13 AM EDT, concluding the mission successfully.

Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 28, 2024

With Booster B1077 safely aboard, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ will now return to Port Canaveral, where the booster will be unloaded, transported to SpaceX’s Hangar X facility at Kennedy Space Center and prepared for its next flight after inspection and refurbishment.

Launch Replay

Payload

Today’s payload was another 23 Starlink satellites that will join SpaceX’s constellation in low-Earth orbit. Over 1,000 of these satellites have been launched this year alone. There are well over 6,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, providing Internet connectivity to the company’s customers.

Next Launch

United Launch Alliance will launch a classified payload for the US Space Force aboard an Atlas V 551 from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Station on Tuesday morning.

• Date: NET June 25, 2024
• Organization: NASA / SpaceX
• Mission: USSF-51
• Rocket: Atlas V 551
• Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
• Launch Window: 06:45 AM – 11:45 AM EDT
• Payload: You don’t meet the criteria for need to know.

Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.