SpaceX to Launch 29 Starlink Satellites From Cape Canaveral on Aug. 20

3 articles · Updated · SpaceCoastDaily.com · Aug 18

A Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during an 11:19 a.m. to 3:19 p.m. ET window on Thursday, Aug. 20.
Launch Complex 40 will host the mission on a northeast trajectory, with no sonic booms expected and live coverage beginning 90 minutes before liftoff.
Florida has logged 52 rocket launches so far in 2026 after a record 109 orbital launches in 2025, though the summer pace slowed to six launches each in May, June and July.
August's schedule is still dominated by SpaceX missions, while Blue Origin's New Glenn remains sidelined after a hot-fire test explosion and NASA's Roman Space Telescope is set for a Falcon Heavy launch on Aug. 30.

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