Starlink Group 10-47: Falcon 9 Launch Recap — 25 May 2026

What happened?

SpaceX successfully launched Starlink Group 10-47 aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 25 May 2026 at 11:48:04 UTC. The mission delivered a new batch of Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit, and SpaceX confirmed the flight was a success.

The Falcon 9 Block 5 is a partially reusable two-stage orbital rocket built and operated by SpaceX. Its first stage returns to Earth for a propulsive landing, enabling it to fly again and driving the low launch cadence economics behind the Starlink program.

Did the launch succeed?

Yes. According to SpaceX, the mission reached a nominal orbit and deployed its Starlink payload as planned. The Group 10-47 designation places this flight within SpaceX's ongoing deployment of its Gen2 Starlink shell, one of dozens of dedicated Starlink launches SpaceX conducts each year.

What is the payload?

Starlink is SpaceX's satellite broadband constellation, the largest ever built, with more than 7,000 operational satellites circling the planet and providing low-latency internet to customers on all seven continents. Each Falcon 9 typically carries a stack of Starlink V2 Mini satellites bound for an initial low Earth orbit around 500 km altitude, after which onboard ion thrusters raise them to their operational shells.

The Group 10 series feeds the constellation's inclined orbital planes serving mid-latitude coverage. Every launch tightens the mesh of the network, reducing latency and increasing capacity for users on the ground.

How did the booster perform?

The Falcon 9's first stage separated roughly two and a half minutes into flight and executed a landing burn to touch down on one of SpaceX's Atlantic droneships, the standard recovery profile for east-coast Starlink missions. Booster reuse is central to SpaceX's model — individual Falcon 9 first stages have now flown well over 20 missions each, and the company routinely recovers and refurbishes fairing halves as well.

Where was it launched from?

The rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40, a historic pad at Cape Canaveral that SpaceX leases and has upgraded for high-frequency Falcon 9 operations. Cape Canaveral and neighboring Kennedy Space Center together host the majority of U.S. orbital launches. Explore more missions from the site on our Cape Canaveral launch hub and browse the full SpaceX launch schedule.

How to track the new satellites

Once deployed, the freshly launched Starlink satellites travel across the sky in a tightly spaced line often called a "Starlink train," visible to the naked eye for the first few days before they disperse and raise their orbits. You can follow them in real time on Cosmik's live 3D satellite map, see upcoming passes via the Starlink train tracker, and view the whole constellation on our Starlink page.

For readers new to orbital tracking, our guide on how to track satellites explains how to spot bright passes from your location.

Why this launch matters

Each Starlink mission incrementally expands global broadband coverage, particularly in rural and underserved regions where terrestrial infrastructure is limited. The scale is unprecedented: SpaceX has authorization for tens of thousands of satellites, and the current fleet already dwarfs every other constellation in orbit combined.

Background information on the vehicle and operator is available via Falcon 9, SpaceX, and Starlink on Wikipedia. Launch data is sourced from The Space Devs.

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