TODAY — Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 10:20 a.m. ET | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

SpaceX is launching its 35th mission of 2026 this morning from Florida — the Starlink 10-33 Falcon 9 launch carrying 29 new Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to low Earth orbit. The weather is mixed but manageable at a 75% favorable forecast at window open, dropping to 60% by the end of the window. Booster B1077 flies for the 27th time — and another drone ship landing is expected in the Atlantic roughly 8.5 minutes after liftoff.

SpaceX Rocket Launch Today — Starlink 10-33 Mission Details

The Starlink 10-33 mission will add 29 more Starlink V2 Mini satellites to the low Earth orbit megaconstellation, which currently numbers over 10,000 spacecraft. The launch from Space Launch Complex 40 is scheduled for 10:20 a.m. ET. After exiting the pad, the Falcon 9 rocket will follow a north-easterly trajectory over the Atlantic.

SpaceX will launch the mission with Falcon 9 first-stage booster tail number B1077 — on its 27th flight, having previously launched missions including NASA's Crew-5, CRS-28, and NG-20. Nearly 8.5 minutes after takeoff, B1077 will aim for a landing on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. If successful, this will be the 154th landing on this vessel and the 588th booster landing in total.

SpaceX Crosses 10,000 Starlink Satellites — The Context Behind Today's Launch

SpaceX crossed the threshold of having more than 10,000 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit simultaneously for the first time just three days ago on March 16, 2026 — a milestone that came less than seven years after launching the first batch of satellites in May 2019. The milestone launch, Starlink Group 17-24, lifted off at 10:19 p.m. ET Monday night from Vandenberg.

SpaceX has been averaging a launch every 2.3 days in 2026, with 26 out of its first 33 Falcon 9 launches this year sending Starlink satellites into orbit. As of February 13, 2026, Starlink had more than 10 million active customers across 160 countries, territories and markets.

Today's Launch Weather — 75% Favorable at Window Open

The 45th Weather Squadron has updated the launch weather as 75% GO at the start of the window, dropping to 60% favorable by the end of the window — a mixed but manageable forecast that gives SpaceX a reasonable opportunity to proceed at the opening of the 10:20 a.m. ET window this morning.

How to Watch SpaceX Rocket Launch Today Live

SpaceX will stream the Starlink 10-33 Falcon 9 launch live on its official website at spacex.com and on the company's X account beginning approximately five minutes before liftoff at 10:20 a.m. ET. Spaceflight Now will provide live written coverage beginning roughly one hour before liftoff on their website.

Full SpaceX Launch Schedule This Week — Three More Rockets Coming

Following today's Cape Canaveral Falcon 9 launch, SpaceX has a Vandenberg Falcon 9 Starlink launch scheduled for Friday, March 20 at 5:48 p.m. ET from SLC-4E. Next week, another Falcon 9 Starlink mission is targeted for Sunday, March 22 at 10:43 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral's SLC-40 — making for one of the heaviest launch weeks of the year.

SpaceX Starship V3 and the Road to 100-Ton Payloads

This year, SpaceX is expected to start launching its much larger Starlink Version 3 satellites using its massive Starship rocket. There is no public launch date yet, as the company is still testing the Starship Version 3 rocket. Analysts forecast as many as eight Starship launches carrying Starlink satellites during 2026 — each capable of lifting 100 metric tons to orbit, unlocking a terabit-capacity V3 satellite that would dwarf anything currently in low Earth orbit.