Project Starfall Demonstration Mission

Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC.

1. Wed 24 Jun 2026, 01:55 UTCLL2 update

   Launch success.

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2. Tue 23 Jun 2026, 14:07 UTCLL2 update

   Spacecraft separation.

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3. Tue 23 Jun 2026, 10:53 UTCLL2 update

   Liftoff!

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4. Tue 23 Jun 2026, 10:38 UTCLL2 update

   Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

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5. Tue 23 Jun 2026, 00:29 UTCLL2 update

   Now targeting Jun 23 at 10:53 UTC

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6. Mon 22 Jun 2026, 22:30 UTCLL2 update

   Updated launch weather, 95% GO.

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7. Fri 19 Jun 2026, 05:12 UTCLL2 update

   GO for launch.

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8. Thu 18 Jun 2026, 16:45 UTCLL2 update

   Delayed to NET June 23.

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Mission

Project Starfall Demonstration Mission on Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

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 type

Technology

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Rocket file imagery

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-38 minTue 23 Jun, 12:15 CEST

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-35 minTue 23 Jun, 12:18 CEST

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

3. T-35 minTue 23 Jun, 12:18 CEST

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

4. T-16 minTue 23 Jun, 12:37 CEST

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-7 minTue 23 Jun, 12:46 CEST

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

6. T-1 minTue 23 Jun, 12:52 CEST

   Tank Press

   Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

7. T-1 minTue 23 Jun, 12:52 CEST

   Startup

   The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks

8. T-45 sTue 23 Jun, 12:52 CEST

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

9. T-3 sTue 23 Jun, 12:52 CEST

   Ignition

   Start of the engine ignition sequence

10. T-0Tue 23 Jun, 12:53 CEST

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

11. T+1 min 8 sTue 23 Jun, 12:54 CEST

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

12. T+2 min 25 sTue 23 Jun, 12:55 CEST

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

13. T+2 min 28 sTue 23 Jun, 12:55 CEST

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

14. T+2 min 36 sTue 23 Jun, 12:55 CEST

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

15. T+3 min 8 sTue 23 Jun, 12:56 CEST

    Fairing Separation

    Separation of the payload fairing

16. T+6 min 31 sTue 23 Jun, 12:59 CEST

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

17. T+7 min 2 sTue 23 Jun, 13:00 CEST

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

18. T+8 min 25 sTue 23 Jun, 13:01 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

19. T+8 min 49 sTue 23 Jun, 13:01 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.56194122, -80.57735736