As planned and on schedule and with Florida’s weather cooperating, on Saturday, October 26 at 5:47 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the the 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched OneWeb 1, SES 18+19, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F1, CRS-24, and now 15 Starlink missions.

SpaceX ready on Saturday to launch 22 Starlink Group 10-8 smallsats from the Cape

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, October 26 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 5:47 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 9:47 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Sunday, October 27 starting at 5:24 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched OneWeb 1, SES 18+19, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F1, CRS-24, and 14 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocea