ORLANDO, Fla. — A SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday night marked the Space Coast’s 57th launch of the year, equaling the record total seen in 2022. A Falcon 9 with 22 of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:36 p.m. This was the first-stage booster’s 16th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the .
A planned SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday would mark the Space Coast’s 57th launch of the year equaling the record total seen in 2022. A Falcon 9 with 22 of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites is slated to lift off from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:20 p.m. with five backup options from 6:11 p.m. to 8:48 p.m. and six backups on Oct. 18 from 4:55 .