Overview
- Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 to deploy 29 Starlink broadband satellites on the Starlink 10-40 mission.
- The first stage, identified as B1080, flew for the 25th time after supporting Axiom, Northrop Grumman, and NASA cargo flights.
- The booster touched down on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean roughly 8.5 minutes after launch, according to post-launch reports.
- The 45th Weather Squadron had forecast about a 90% chance of favorable conditions for the launch window.
- Coverage ahead of liftoff listed differing times for the attempt, with reports citing either a 1:58 a.m. EST window opening or a 5:43 a.m. target time.