Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
Status: Success | Launched: Jun 23, 2026 10:53 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: SpaceX (Commercial)
- Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5 — Falcon family
Mission
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.
- Type: Technology
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T17:00:54.319141+00:00.