SpaceX Launches Starlink 10-13

SpaceX sent another group of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit early this evening from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral. Liftoff was at 5:10 PM EDT under stiff breezes and crystal blue skies.

SpaceX Falcon 9 heading to orbit on October 30, 2024
Photo: Charles Boyer / FMN

SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off on October 30, 2024
Photo: Charles Boyer / FMN

Around 8.5 minutes after liftoff, Booster B1078 touched down safely on the company’s drone ship ‘A Shortfall Of Gravitas’ to complete its nineteenth mission successfully, while the second stage and payload continued to low Earth orbit. About the same time that the booster landed, the initial orbit for the payload was achieved, with a short orbit rounding burn just before payload deployment.

At 6:16 PM EDT, SpaceX confirmed a successful deployment of the payload of Starlink satellites.

Launch Replay

  • Starlink 10-8 is the 104th SpaceX launch this year.
  • SpaceX has launched 67 times from the Eastern Range
  • It was the 981st launch from Cape Canaveral.

By The Numbers

Next Launch

SpaceX is scheduled to launch another set of Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 late on Sunday evening from Space Launch Complex 40.

SpaceX Falcon 9 heading to orbit on October 30, 2024
Photo: Charles Boyer / FMN
SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off on October 30, 2024
Photo: Charles Boyer / FMN
  • Date: NET November 3, 2024
  • Organization: SpaceX / NASA
  • Mission: Starlink 6-77
  • Rocket: Falcon 9
  • Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral
  • Launch Window: 4:57 PM EST
  • Payload: Starlink satellites

Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.

SpaceX Falcon 9 heading to orbit on October 30, 2024
Photo: Charles Boyer / FMN

SpaceX Falcon 9 heading to orbit on October 30, 2024
Photo: Charles Boyer / FMN

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1 Comment

  1. Maggie Tomei

    Beautiful launch photos!

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