SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral at 7:48 a.m. ET on May 25, deploying the Starlink 10-47 batch of internet satellites. Overnight showers cleared, and the launch was Florida’s 35th of the year. The first-stage booster landed on the drone ship A Shortfall Of Gravitas in the Atlantic, and no sonic booms were reported in Brevard County. A follow-on Starlink launch is scheduled no earlier than 7:52 a.m. ET on May 29 (window through 11:52 a.m.).
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rockets Into Florida Sky on Memorial Day — Starlink 10-47 Launched, Booster Lands at Sea
SpaceX launches rocket from Cape Canaveral on Memorial Day morning. See photos
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket climbed into the Monday morning sky on Memorial Day, providing a dramatic start to the holiday on Florida’s Space Coast.
Launch Details
Liftoff occurred on time at 7:48 a.m. ET on May 25 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission, designated Starlink 10-47, carried another batch of Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit.
Flight and Recovery
The Falcon 9 tracked northeast across a clearing morning sky after overnight showers moved out in time for launch. This liftoff marked the 35th launch from Florida this year. The rocket’s first-stage booster successfully returned to the ocean and landed on the autonomous drone ship A Shortfall Of Gravitas, stationed in the Atlantic.
No sonic booms were reported in Brevard County following the flight.
What’s Next
Early risers can expect another SpaceX Starlink mission from Florida later in the week. The next launch is scheduled no earlier than 7:52 a.m. ET on Friday, May 29 from the same pad, with a backup window that extends until 11:52 a.m. if needed.
Reporter: Brooke Edwards, Space Reporter, Florida Today (USA TODAY Network). Contact: [email protected] | X: @brookeofstars.
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