SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 10-53 mission on May 29, 2026. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now
SpaceX launched its penultimate planned flight in May, sending its Falcon 9 rocket flying from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday morning.
The Starlink 10-53 mission will add another 29 broadband internet satellites to the company’s low Earth orbit megaconstellation. The network consists of more than 10,000 spacecraft.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 8:57 a.m. EDT (1257 UTC). The rocket flew on a north-easterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.
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