Launch success.
SpaceX / MISSION BRIEFING
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
Falcon 9 Block 5 · Technology
Success
LAUNCH TIMEMISSION COMPLETETiming is subject to mission updates
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Mission overview
Note: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space to Earth, including for in-orbit manufacturing. Starfall is a cylindrical shaped capsule approximately 0.75 meters tall with a diameter of 3.1 meters, weighing approximately 2100 kilograms, and capable of carrying 1000 kilograms of payload. It is designed to be carried on Starship flights.
- Mission
- Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
GO for Prop Load
10:15 UTCLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
SCHEDULED
Stage 1 LOX Load
10:18 UTCStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
SCHEDULED
Prop Load
10:18 UTCStart of propelland loading
SCHEDULED
Stage 2 LOX Load
10:37 UTCStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
SCHEDULED
Engine Chill
10:46 UTCStart of engine chilling
SCHEDULED
Startup
10:52 UTCThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
SCHEDULED
Tank Press
10:52 UTCFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
SCHEDULED
GO for Launch
10:52 UTCLaunch director verifies go for launch
SCHEDULED
Ignition
10:52 UTCStart of the engine ignition sequence
SCHEDULED
Liftoff
10:53 UTCFirst upwards movement of the rocket
SCHEDULED
Max-Q
10:54 UTCMaximum dynamic pressure
SCHEDULED
MECO
10:55 UTCCut-off of the main engine
SCHEDULED
Stage 2 Separation
10:55 UTCSeparation of the second stage from the first
SCHEDULED
SES-1
10:55 UTCFirst start of the second engine
SCHEDULED
Fairing Separation
10:56 UTCSeparation of the payload fairing
SCHEDULED
Entry Burn Startup
10:59 UTCStart of the atmospheric entry burn
SCHEDULED
Entry Burn Shutdown
11:00 UTCEnd of the atmospheric entry burn
SCHEDULED
Stage 1 Landing Burn
11:01 UTCStart of the first stage landing burn
SCHEDULED
Stage 1 Landing
11:01 UTCLanding of the first stage
SCHEDULED
Mission intelligence
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Mission activity
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Activity appears when ORBITAL observes a change between source records. No historical events are invented.
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Spacecraft separation.
Liftoff!
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Now targeting Jun 23 at 10:53 UTC
Updated launch weather, 95% GO.
GO for launch.
Delayed to NET June 23.
Added launch (mission details is TBD).
Schedule history
No changes recorded
Changes are recorded when ORBITAL retrieves data. The detection time may differ from the time the source changed its information.
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceX · United StatesFalcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Payload
Starfall Demo
First Starfall Spacecraft to be tested on a Falcon 9 launch.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Classification
- LEO
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Latitude
- 28.56194°
- Longitude
- -80.57736°
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Live & mission coverage
Official mission broadcast. Stream availability is controlled by the provider.
Sources
Source links and confidence are preserved with each mission. Official updates take priority when verified.
Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 19:03 UTCOfficial mission updatehigh · P100
www.spacex.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 19:03 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 19:03 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 19:03 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 19:03 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.youtube.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 19:03 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
45thweathersquadron.nebula.spaceforce.mil · Updated Sep 12, 2026 19:03 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
forum.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 19:03 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.fly.faa.gov · Updated Sep 12, 2026 19:03 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.