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This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is starlink-10-37-1024x728.jpg Starlink 10-37 rising today as seen from Cocoa Beach. Don't be fooled by the apparent indifference of the people in this shot, both the Cocoa Beach and the Jetty Park Piers were packed and many on the beach itself were watching the launch.
Starlink 10-37 rising today as seen from Cocoa Beach. Don’t be fooled by the apparent indifference of the people in this shot, both the Cocoa Beach and the Jetty Park Piers were packed and many on the beach itself were watching the launch.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

SpaceX launched their 143rd mission of 2025 this afternoon from Cape Canaveral when the company sent the Starlink 10-37 mission to low Earth orbit aboard Falcon 9. Liftoff was at 12:35 PM EDT.

Falcon 9 rising.
Falcon 9 rising. Photo: Charles Boyer.

Booster B1083 was on duty today, completing its 15th mission when it touched down safely aboard ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions’ downrange in the Atlantic Ocean. Booster and barge will now return to Port Canaveral, where the booster will be offloaded and transported to SpaceX’s Hangar X facility at Kennedy Space Center, where it will be refurbished and prepared for its next mission.

Close to Main Engine Cutoff and staging, Falcon 9 begins to pitch up for the staging maneuver that shortly followed.
Close to Main Engine Cutoff and staging, Falcon 9 begins to pitch up for the staging maneuver that shortly followed. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

At 1:41 PM ET, SpaceX announced payload deployment, marking the end of yet another successful mission for the company. This was the 556th overall for SpaceX.

Payload

Today’s payload was 29 Starlink satellites that will now join the other Starlink satellites from Group 10 in the Starlink constellation.

That array of satellites provides Internet connectivity globally to over seven million customers in over 125 countries and territories, spanning all seven continents.

Launch Replay

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 4 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
OrganizationSpaceX
LocationCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
RocketFalcon 9
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
StatusTo Be Confirmed
Status InfoAwaiting official confirmation – current date is known with some certainty.
Window OpensSunday, 11 / 02 / 2025 1:00 AM
Window ClosesSunday, 11 / 02 / 2025 1:03 AM
DestinationLow Earth Orbit
Mission Description Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Watch Live SpaceX Webcast (YouTube)

As of 1:52 PM Wednesday October 29, 2025. Launch assignments and times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for updates.

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On a bright and sunny but very breezy morning, SpaceX launched another tranche of Starlink Mini V2 satellites to orbit today from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral. Launch was at 11:00 AM ET, and sixty-six minutes later at 12:06 PM ET, SpaceX declared the mission was a success when it announced a successful deployment of all 28 satellites included in the payload.

Falcon 9 and Starlink 10-21 rise as a fine sea mist hugs the wind-beaten surface of the Banana River today. Coupled with the inevitable heat-distortion of shooting through miles of distance between camera and pad, the photo takes on an almost Impressionist view.
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Falcon 9 and Starlink 10-21 rise as a fine sea mist hugs the wind-beaten surface of the Banana River today.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

SpaceX launched another tranche of Starlink Mini V2 satellites to orbit today from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral. Launch was at 11:00 AM ET, and sixty-six minutes later at 12:06 PM ET, SpaceX declared the mission was a success when it announced a successful deployment of all 28 satellites included in the payload.

Booster B1077 completed its 24th flight when it landed aboard ASDS ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas,’ located about 625 km (388 miles) downrange from SLC-40 in the Atlantic Ocean. Both the booster and the barge will now return to Port Canaveral, where the booster will be offloaded and transported to Hangar X at the Kennedy Space Center for refurbishment and preparation for its next flight.

SpaceX Booster Reuse List
Booster Flights Last Launch Last Mission
B1067 31 flights October 19, 2025 Starlink Group 10-18
B1063 28 flights September 29, 2025 Starlink Group 11-20
B1069 27 flights September 5, 2025 Starlink Group 10-57
B1077 24 flights October 26, 2025 Starlink Group 10-21
B1078 22 flights July 26, 2025 Starlink Group 10-26

As of Sunday, October 26, 2025. Booster flight histories and mission names are subject to change as new launches occur. Consult SpaceX.com or RocketLaunch.Live for the most current information.

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 10-21 rises into Florida skies on its way to orbit this morning.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

Launch Replay

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Details
Mission Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-37 — Go for Launch!
Organization SpaceX
Customer / Payload Provider SpaceX — Starlink Division
Location Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket Falcon 9
Pad Space Launch Complex 40
Status Go for Launch
Status Info Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens Tuesday, 10/28/2025 9:14 AM
Window Closes Tuesday, 10/28/2025 1:14 PM
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation — SpaceX’s project for a global, space-based Internet communication system.
Broadcast Start Time Coverage typically begins ~15 minutes before liftoff.
SpaceX Streaming Coverage Watch Live on SpaceX.com
Spaceflight Now YouTube Coverage Watch on YouTube – Spaceflight Now Live Stream

As of 12:18 PM Saturday October 25, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for more information.

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File photo of a ULA Atlas V launching. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
File photo of a ULA Atlas V launching. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

The ever-dwindling supply of Atlas V rockets will shrink by one more in a couple of weeks if all goes to plan for United Launch Alliance. The company announced today that they plan to launch the ViaSat 3 mission in early November aboard the venerable rocket.

(Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Oct. 28, 2025) – Due to the continuation of severe weather impacting launch processing, the launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) mission for Viasat is now planned for no earlier than Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, pending range approval.

The launch is scheduled for 10:24 p.m. EST at the opening of a 44-minute window, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Viasat-3 is a three-satellite, geostationary Ka-band constellation planned to deliver global coverage. Operated by Viasat, Inc., the first satellite was launched in 2023. The system is designed to provide 100+ Mbps broadband service to homes, businesses and enterprises, as well as connectivity for commercial aircraft and government users.

This will be a replacement satellite for ViaSat-3 F1, which launched on 1 May 1st 2023 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. While the payload was delivered successfully by SpaceX, the deployment of the satellite’s antennae was subnominal, and its performance was so poor that it triggered a $420+ insurance claim for payload loss.

Launch schedules being what they are, the potential for this new launch date to move is ever-present, so it will be worth keeping an eye on.

At A Glance

Details
Mission Atlas V 551 | ViaSat-3 — Go for Launch!
Organization United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Location Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket Atlas V 551
Pad Space Launch Complex 41
Status Go for Launch
Status Info Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens Wednesday, 11/05/2025 10:24 PM
Window Closes Wednesday, 11/05/2025 11:08 PM
Destination Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission Description The ViaSat-3 series of Ka-band satellites is designed to deliver more than 1 terabit per second of network capacity per satellite, with flexible, dynamically steerable bandwidth to serve customers where demand is highest.
Broadcast Start Time Coverage typically begins ~15 minutes before liftoff.
ULA Streaming Coverage Watch Live on ULA’s Mission Page  |  ULA YouTube Channel
Spaceflight Now YouTube Coverage Watch on YouTube – Spaceflight Now Live Stream

As of 3:57 PM Tuesday October 28, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult ULA’s mission page for the most current information.

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