Overview
- SpaceX plans a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral to carry 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit with first stage booster B1085 on its 16th flight.
- A separate Falcon 9 from Vandenberg is scheduled to place 24 Starlink satellites into orbit using booster B1082 on its 22nd flight.
- Both boosters are slated to attempt sea landings on drone ships — B1085 on A Shortfall of Gravitas and B1082 on Of Course I Still Love You — roughly eight minutes after liftoff.
- Launch weather forecasts from the 45th Weather Squadron gave generally favorable outlooks near 80 percent while warning of possible showers and anvil clouds that could affect windows.
- The flights continue an intense 2026 launch cadence for Starlink, which now numbers more than 10,000 satellites, and they underscore SpaceX’s reliance on booster reuse and public webcasts for operations and transparency.