Another batch of Starlink satellites is now headed to orbit after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket climbed away from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the morning of August 21, 2026. Liftoff from Launch Complex 40 came at 11:14 a.m. ET.
The mission, designated Starlink 10-39, carried 29 broadband satellites destined for low-Earth orbit, where they will join SpaceX's ever-growing constellation designed to deliver internet service around the globe.
The launch was visible well beyond the Space Coast. Photographers captured the ascending rocket from Pineda Beach, located across the Indian River from Patrick Space Force Base, where the Falcon 9 appeared as a bright streak climbing through scattered clouds before disappearing into the upper atmosphere.
This story was reported by Florida Today.
