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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Starfall Demonstration Mission

June 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Starfall Demonstration Mission launch image
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June 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5619, -80.5774

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

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.

Weather concern: Cumulus Cloud Rule
Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon · Block 5

Height

70 m

Diameter

3.65 m

LEO capacity

22,800 kg

Successful launches

623

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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Mission updates

Launch success.

June 24, 2026 at 1:55 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Spacecraft separation.

June 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Liftoff!

June 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM UTC · hitura-nobad

Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

June 23, 2026 at 10:38 AM UTC · LL2

Now targeting Jun 23 at 10:53 UTC

June 23, 2026 at 12:29 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin