SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 40 at 5:15 p.m. ET on March 30, 2026, carrying 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit. The mission, part of the Starlink 10-44 flight, marked another successful launch for the aerospace company, with the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster landing for the 34th time on the SpaceX drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. Brevard County Emergency Management officials confirmed the agency’s launch operations support team was deactivated after the successful liftoff. The mission had been delayed the previous day due to windy and cloudy conditions at the launch site. SpaceX crews had hoped for favorable weather, with the Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron forecasting a 70% chance of clear conditions for the Monday launch. Cumulus clouds, surface electrical fields, and thick cloud layers were cited as primary concerns by meteorologists. The rocket’s trajectory took it northeast from the Cape, avoiding Central Florida’s population centers and eliminating the possibility of sonic booms. The satellites are expected to begin expanding SpaceX’s global broadband network, though specifics about their deployment timeline were not disclosed. Brevard County’s deactivation of launch support comes after a series of SpaceX missions in recent months, as the agency continues to refine its operations at the Space Force Station. No incidents were reported during the launch, and the booster’s landing was confirmed via live telemetry. The mission’s success follows a pattern of reliability for SpaceX’s Falcon 9, which has become a workhorse for both commercial and government payloads. The next Starlink mission is currently scheduled for early April, pending weather and technical reviews.