SpaceX is set to launch 29 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral on Monday, Aug. 10, resuming Starlink missions from Florida after a two-week hiatus. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off no earlier than 10:49 a.m. from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with a launch window extending until 2:49 p.m. The mission, designated Starlink 10-19, will be the first Starlink launch from Florida since July 14.
This will be Florida's 51st rocket launch of 2026, significantly slower than the 109 launches recorded in 2025. SpaceX accounted for 101 of those 2025 launches, but the 2026 pace has slowed as the company consolidates Falcon 9 launches to a single pad while preparing Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A for Starship operations. Launch Complex 40 has become the primary site for Falcon 9 missions while Pad 39A remains reserved for rare Falcon Heavy launches.
The shift has caused Starlink satellites to be launched exclusively from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California for much of 2026. SpaceX officials have not provided specific details on when Starlink missions will return to Florida's other launch sites, but the Monday launch marks a return to routine operations as the company works to complete Starship infrastructure at Kennedy.
The mission comes as Brevard County schools begin the 2026-27 academic year. SpaceX has not disclosed whether the launch will be visible from the Space Coast, but the Falcon 9's first-stage booster is expected to land at Cape Canaveral's Landing Zone 1 after separating from the satellite payload. The 29 Starlink satellites will be deployed into low-Earth orbit to expand the company's global broadband network.