SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-52 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - October 16, 2025

Описание: Launch Date: October 16, 2025
Launch Time: 5:27 a.m. EDT (09:27 UTC, 11:27 CEST)
Launch Window: Open until 6:42 a.m. EDT
Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
Launch Inclination: North East
Launch Status: Nominal orbit insertion, Falcon 9 booster landed successfully on the droneship

Mission: Starlink 10-52
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1095 - Turnaround time 50 days)
Flight for the Booster: 3
Previous Flights of the Booster: 2 - 2 Starship Missions
Droneship: A Shortfall Of Gravitas

Price: $69,75 million (without payload)
Diameter: 3,7 m
Height: 70 meters
Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO
Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons
Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters
Stages: 2

SpaceX targets October 16, 2025, for a Falcon 9 to launch 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 4-hour launch window opens at 2:42 a.m. EDT and closes at 6:42 a.m. EDT.

The launch is scheduled for 5:27 a.m. EDT (09:27 UTC, 11:27 CEST) with a 95% chance go for launch.

This is the third flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: https://flightclub.io/live

Countdown
Hr/Min/Sec Event
00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins
00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins
00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading begins
00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins
00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff