SpaceX to launch Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast

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Published August 11, 2026 9:30 AM EDT

SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Credit: SpaceX)

The Brief

    • SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with 29 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast.
    • The launch, which was pushed back from Monday, is scheduled for 10:54 a.m. ET at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
    • The Starlink satellites will join thousands of others that make up the company's megaconstellation.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday.

A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:58 a.m. ET, carrying 29 of the broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.

The rocket's first stage is expected to return to Earth shortly after launch and land in the Atlantic Ocean on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas."

The launch was initially scheduled for Monday, but the company delayed it by a day. No reason was given. 

Starllink's growing network

SpaceX's Starlink network consists of thousands of active satellites, creating a megaconstellation.

The network provides broadband internet service to users around the world, including those in remote locations.

The Source: This article was written with information released by SpaceX and previous reporting. 

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