Just Read the Instructions

Liftoff as seen from 528 West in Cape Canaveral. Starlink 6-90, December 11, 2025

The Space Force doesn’t do press viewing for Starlink launches, a good thing since there are so many of them. That said, there are some really interesting views from public viewing spots, like this one on 528W in Cape Canaveral. Click here to see my favorite public viewing spots.

SpaceX added to its roster of Starlink satellites when it launched the Starlink Group 6-90 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral. Liftoff was at 3:26 PM ET and into clear skies with temperatures hovering around 70ºF (21ºC)

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Starlink 6-92 launching from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center today. Credit: SpaceX

“Well…it’s Monday…again, and SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites to Low-Earth Orbit on another routine Falcon 9 flight this afternoon.” You can almost hear Bill Murray saying that in the role of newsman Phil Connors in the movie “Groundhog Day.” SpaceX launches that often on the Space Coast, and today, the company launched another Starlink mission, and Booster B0167 successfully completed its 32nd flight.

Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day”

Liftoff occurred at 5:26 p.m. EST (2226 UTC) from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, and into mostly leaden, overcast skies that were just starting to clear after a cold front passed through the Space Coast region in the past couple of days.

The flight was nominal, and at T+8:23s Booster B1067 touched down aboard ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions’, stationed in the Atlantic east of The Bahamas. Fifteen seconds later, the second stage of Falcon 9 reached SECO, or Second Stage Engine Cut-Off, and was in its initial orbit.

The Clubhouse Leader With 32 Flights

Booster B1067.32 remains the all-time leader for SpaceX boosters, having earned its soot on the CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, SES O3B mPOWER-A, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, Galileo L13, Koreasat-6A, and now 21 Starlink missions.

That’s quite a resumé, and on SpaceX must certainly be proud of. Now aboard ‘Just Read The Instructions’, it will return to Port Canaveral, where it will be offloaded, transported to HangarX at Kennedy Space Center and ostensibly prepared for its next flight.

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Fleet Leaders by Flight Count

Rank Booster Flights Notable Achievements
1 B1067 32 flights Current record holder • Guinness World Record • First to reach 30 flights
2 B1071 30 flights Most spacecraft to orbit: 1,001 • Vandenberg workhorse • 5 NRO missions
3 B1063 29 flights Oldest surviving booster in fleet • First flight Nov 2020 • Launched NASA DART
4 B1069 28 flights Most mass to orbit: 401,140 kg • Carried FIFA World Cup balls to space
5 B1077 25 flights Flew Crew-5, GPS III SV06, CRS-28 • Active Cape Canaveral booster

Data current as of December 8, 2025

SpaceX boosters certified for up to 40 flights

So, in short, another Monday and another record set here on the Eastern Range. Those things are becoming routine.

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Next Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-77

Go for Launch • Cape Canaveral SFS • SLC-40

Field Details
Mission NROL-77 (Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office)
Organization SpaceX
Rocket Falcon 9
Launch Site Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Pad Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40)
Window Opens Tuesday, 12/09/2025 2:16:25 PM (ET)
Window Closes Tuesday, 12/09/2025 2:16:25 PM (ET)
Destination Unknown (not publicly disclosed)
Status Info Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Mission Description Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Countdown —
As of: — (your local time)
Note: NRO missions often release limited details due to classification; times may shift with range/weather/operations.
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