SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
Launched
June 23, 2026 · 10:53 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 23, 2026 at 10:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:43 to 11:43 UTC. It was SpaceX's 694th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 7,323rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 599th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 73rd this year. Booster B1078 flew for the 29th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
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- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1078 · flight 29 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed167/168 landed here · 28 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-47 · 650 km downrange
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 599th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 73rd this yearSpaceX's 694th launch75th this yearhumanity's 7,323rd orbital launch attempt150th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
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- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+3M8SFairing Separation
- T+6M31SEntry Burn Startup
- T+7M2SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M25SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M49SStage 1 Landing
About this launch
Note: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space to Earth, including for in-orbit manufacturing. Starfall is a cylindrical shaped capsule approximately 0.75 meters tall with a diameter of 3.1 meters, weighing approximately 2100 kilograms, and capable of carrying 1000 kilograms of payload. It is designed to be carried on Starship flights.
News
SpaceX launches secretive Starfall reentry demo missionSpaceX launched the first test flight of its Starfall reentry capsule June 23, but the mission remained as secretive as the program itself.
Launch Preview: Pegasus XL to launch amongst Falcon 9 and Chinese missionsThis week’s launch manifest includes six orbital launches worldwide, including the first Pegasus XL launch…
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch reentry capsule demo mission called ‘Starfall’The mission is the debut of a new reentry capsule developed by SpaceX that weighs about 2,100 kg (4,600 lbs). Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:43 a.m. EDT (1043 UTC).
SpaceX to test upcoming Starfall reentry vehicle with demonstration mission on TuesdaySpaceX is set to launch a demonstration mission for its Starfall reentry vehicle early on…
Launch Preview: 10 launches scheduled from sites across the worldA very busy launch manifest is expected in the upcoming week, with 10 launches scheduled…
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
389th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 35th this year · 1,116th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 23, 6:53 AM EDT, in daylight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
6 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2026 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 6/23/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 6/23/2026 · source
Now targeting Jun 23 at 10:53 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 95% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/22/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2026 · source
Delayed to NET June 23.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/18/2026 · source
Added launch (mission details is TBD).
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/15/2026 · source
Questions
When did Project Starfall Demonstration Mission launch?
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission launched on June 23, 2026 at 10:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:43 to 11:43 UTC.
Where can I watch Project Starfall Demonstration Mission?
Coverage: SpaceX Project Starfall Demonstration Mission; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starfall reentry demonstration mission from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starfall Demo. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Project Starfall Demonstration Mission?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Project Starfall Demonstration Mission launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 23, 6:53 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1078 flew for the 29th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit was Project Starfall Demonstration Mission going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a technology mission.