SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starlink Group 10-42
Launched
July 9, 2026 · 09:25 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Starlink Group 10-42 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 9, 2026 at 09:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:05 to 13:05 UTC. It was SpaceX's 701st launch, 82nd this year and humanity's 7,336th orbital launch attempt. It was the 606th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 80th this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 36th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-37886, one of 29 catalogued objects, from July 14, 2026, was 297 × 299 km inclined 53.2°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXStarlink
- Booster
- B1067 · flight 36 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed167/168 landed here · 30 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-35 · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
- Milestone
- 606th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 80th this yearSpaceX's 701st launch82nd this yearhumanity's 7,336th orbital launch attempt163rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
STARLINK-37886 · NORAD 69943 · 2026-157A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLINK-37886
- Object ID
- 2026-157A
- Epoch
- 2026-08-07 22:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.49285889 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00012346
- Inclination
- 53.1598°
- Ascending node
- 177.6829°
- Arg. of perigee
- 102.8034°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.4968°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 597
- B*
- 0.00065565879
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+2M59SFairing Separation
- T+6MEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M22SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M56SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M19SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M40SSECO-1
- T+54M10SSES-2
- T+54M11SSECO-2
- T+1H3M31SStarlink Deployment
Catalogued objects
29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit
- Starlink 37886 · NORAD 69943 · in orbit
- Starlink 37937 · NORAD 69944 · in orbit
- Starlink 37903 · NORAD 69945 · in orbit
- Starlink 37905 · NORAD 69946 · in orbit
- Starlink 37904 · NORAD 69947 · in orbit
- Starlink 37891 · NORAD 69948 · in orbit
- Starlink 37923 · NORAD 69949 · in orbit
- Starlink 37895 · NORAD 69950 · in orbit
- Starlink 37841 · NORAD 69951 · in orbit
- Starlink 37899 · NORAD 69952 · in orbit
- Starlink 37900 · NORAD 69953 · in orbit
- Starlink 37882 · NORAD 69954 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
- Starlink 37928 · NORAD 69955 · in orbit
- Starlink 37824 · NORAD 69956 · in orbit
- Starlink 37919 · NORAD 69957 · in orbit
- Starlink 37964 · NORAD 69958 · in orbit
- Starlink 37907 · NORAD 69959 · in orbit
- Starlink 37901 · NORAD 69960 · in orbit
- Starlink 37910 · NORAD 69961 · in orbit
- Starlink 37925 · NORAD 69962 · in orbit
- Starlink 37931 · NORAD 69963 · in orbit
- Starlink 37914 · NORAD 69964 · in orbit
- Starlink 37840 · NORAD 69965 · in orbit
- Starlink 37894 · NORAD 69966 · in orbit
- Starlink 37875 · NORAD 69967 · in orbit
- Starlink 36218 · NORAD 69968 · in orbit
- Starlink 37921 · NORAD 69969 · in orbit
- Starlink 37896 · NORAD 69970 · in orbit
- Starlink 37922 · NORAD 69971 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
News
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 36th flightThe flight-leading booster, B1067, will launch the Starlink 10-42 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff from pad 40 is scheduled for 5:25 a.m. EDT (0925 UTC) on Thursday morning.
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Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
392nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 38th this year · 1,120th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 9, 5:25 AM EDT, at night
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 7/9/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 7/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Jul 09 at 09:25:43 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Jul 09 at 09:25 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/25/2026 · source
Questions
When did Starlink Group 10-42 launch?
Starlink Group 10-42 launched on July 9, 2026 at 09:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:05 to 13:05 UTC.
Where can I watch Starlink Group 10-42?
Coverage: SpaceX Starlink Group 10-42; Live: Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink service; SpaceX Launches Record Breaking Falcon 9 with Starlink 10-42. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Starlink Group 10-42?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Starlink Group 10-42 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 9, 5:25 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1067 flew for the 36th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Starlink Group 10-42 reach?
The earliest tracked orbit of STARLINK-37886, one of 29 catalogued objects, from July 14, 2026, was 297 × 299 km inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-42 launch?
29 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 29 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Starlink Group 10-42 part of?
Starlink. About Starlink