Acquiring signal…

All launches

SpaceX

Project Starfall Demonstration Mission

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Tuesday June 23 2026, 10:53:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Loading mission…

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee1,417 km

Perigee1,390 km

Period113.9 min

Inclination52.01°

Launch heading 120° · ESE from Project Starfall Demonstration Mission PO.

Parking orbitProject Starfall Demonstration Mission PO› conemedium

1 70125U 26999A 26174.45916667 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

2 70125 40.3330 215.8632 0873241 142.6009 000.8000 14.29598468 08

OrbitProject Starfall Demonstration Missionmedium

1 70125U 26999A 26174.49759259 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

2 70125 52.0074 210.0674 0016956 342.3254 000.0000 12.64695129 00

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

Loading map…

Mission

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.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1078

active29th flight

Flights30

Landings30/30100%

Fastest turn20d 11h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 650 km downrange

28d 23h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-6 mission.

Previous flights · 29

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go95%Wind1 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud67%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 6321 m above freezing 4954 m (83% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 6321 m, mean 5124 m, 83% cover, freezing 4954 m

Jellyfish potentialMap & details →

Faint

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:08

Max-Q

T+00:02:25

MECO

T+00:02:28

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:36

SES-1

T+00:03:08

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:31

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:07:02

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:25

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:49

Stage 1 Landing

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowTuesday June 23 2026, 10:43:00 UTC→Tuesday June 23 2026, 11:43:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record635/636 successful

Landings621/626