SpaceX is gearing up for its next rocket launch from Florida, marking a return to the routine weekly Starlink missions on the first day of school for most Brevard students.
The Falcon 9 rocket action is set for no earlier than 10:49 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission is known as Starlink 10-19 and will feature the delivery of 29 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
If needed, SpaceX has until 2:49 p.m. to make the allotted launch window.
With a satellite servicing mission, national security mission and a launch of satellites for AST SpaceMobile from the Cape Canaveral pad, SpaceX’s Starlink satellites have been exclusively launched from Vandenberg Space Force Station, California for weeks. The last sendoff of the company’s internet satellites from Florida took place back on July 14.
The upcoming liftoff marks Florida’s 51st launch of the year, a pace much slower than 2025’s record-breaking 109 rocket launches. Out of that number, SpaceX accounted for 101.
Much of the lull can be contributed to SpaceX transitioning all Falcon 9 rocket launches to one launch pad, Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This comes as the company works to finish up the Starship launch pad at Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A ahead of a possible launch from the site by the end of the year.
Pad 39A is still supporting rocket launches but only rare Falcon Heavy missions. One is on the horizon: as early as Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch atop a Falcon Heavy from the site.
Meanwhile Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36 is continuing to be rebuilt after the New Glenn explosion May, and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is still down due to issues seen with its solid rocket booster earlier this year.
On Aug. 5, Blue Origin revealed the cause of the May mishap to be an oxygen valve on one of the engines. The following day, United Launch Alliance updated that its next Vulcan rocket is at the launch pad for upcoming testing before a return to flight. There is currently no set launch date for either rocket.
As for this upcoming SpaceX Starlink launch, the FLORIDA TODAY Space Team will begin live updates about 90 minutes before liftoff at FloridaToday.com/Space.
Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at bedwards@floridatoday.com or on X: @brookeofstars.
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