SpaceX targets Friday morning for Starlink launch from Florida
SpaceX plans to launch its Starlink 10-54 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on June 12, deploying 29 Starlink satellites into orbit using a Falcon 9 rocket. The launch window opens at 8:27 a.m. and extends until 12:27 p.m., with the booster landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean to avoid sonic booms over land.
SpaceX has scheduled its next Starlink launch for Friday, June 12, targeting liftoff at no earlier than 8:27 a.m. from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission, designated Starlink 10-54, will deploy 29 Starlink satellites into orbit via a Falcon 9 rocket, following a northeast trajectory after liftoff. The launch window remains open until 12:27 p.m., allowing flexibility in case of delays. SpaceX will avoid overland sonic booms by landing the rocket’s first-stage booster on the *A Shortfall of Gravitas* drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. This launch marks Florida’s 40th of the year, significantly fewer than the 109 recorded in 2025. The slowdown is partly due to SpaceX operating from a single Falcon 9 pad, as Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center undergoes upgrades for the Starship launch system. The first Starship launch from Florida remains unconfirmed. Live updates from the FLORIDA TODAY Space Team will begin 90 minutes before liftoff, available at FloridaToday.com/Space.
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