21.09.2025

Launch recap: Jellyfish SpaceX rocket launches from Cape Canaveral early hours of Sunday

Launch recap: Live updates from the Starlink 10-27 mission, which launched 6:53 a.m. Sept. 21. from Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Original story: Early risers are in for a treat, as SpaceX plans to launch its next batch of Starlink internet satellites early Sunday.

The liftoff is set for no earlier than 6:53 a.m. Sept. 21 from Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Upon liftoff, the rocket will travel on a northeasterly trajectory. Those with clear skies to the north of the Space Coast may catch a good view of the rocket as it carries the internet-beaming satellites to orbit.

This mission is known as Starlink 10-27.

Brevard County will not hear any sonic booms − as the rocket's first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Exact timing will depend on weather conditions at Cape Canaveral as well as the drone ship location. SpaceX states it has until 9:20 a.m. to launch if needed.

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster lands

Update 7:01 a.m.: The Falcon 9 first stage booster just landed aboard SpaceX's drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas out on the Atlantic Ocean, completing its 11th mission.

SpaceXStarlink liftoff!

Update 6:53 a.m.: SpaceX has just launched the Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral SLC-40!

Just minutes past the launch, a brief jellyfish formed in the skies over Brevard County − as the light from the rising sun met the rocket's exhaust.

Quelle: Florida Today