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Project Starfall Demonstration Mission

Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 · 10:53 AM UTC

Mission Brief

Note: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space to Earth, including for in-orbit manufacturing. Starfall is a cylindrical shaped capsule approximately 0.75 meters tall with a diameter of 3.1 meters, weighing approximately 2100 kilograms, and capable of carrying 1000 kilograms of payload. It is designed to be carried on Starship flights.

PayloadProject Starfall Demonstration Mission
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherCumulus Cloud Rule, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

20 / 20100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.562°N
Longitude
80.577°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

95%
GO
Favorable1 active constraints
Weather Rules
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Primary concern
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Rule count
1
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

10:43 AM UTC - 11:43 AM UTC

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Profile →
Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches850
Successes706

Provider

USA • Founded 2002

Schedule History

Only meaningful launch-time and status changes are shown.

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Jun 2310:53 AM
Jun 2310:53 AM
TBD → Success

Schedule updated

Jun 2310:53 AM
Jun 2310:53 AM
In Flight → TBD

Schedule updated

Jun 2310:53 AM
Jun 2310:53 AM
Go → In Flight

Schedule updated