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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-40 | T-Minus Zero

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-40

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-40
Start: 2026-03-04T06:58:00.000Z
End: 2026-03-04T10:58:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

SpaceX • Falcon 9 Block 5 • Space Launch Complex 40 (FL)

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Starlink Group 10-40

SpaceX • Falcon 9 Block 5 • SLC-40

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T-38:00Mar 04, 2026, 5:14 AM EST
GO for Prop Load
Launch director verifies go for propellant load
T-35:00Mar 04, 2026, 5:17 AM EST
Prop Load
Start of propelland loading
T-35:00Mar 04, 2026, 5:17 AM EST
Stage 1 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T-16:00Mar 04, 2026, 5:36 AM EST
Stage 2 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T-7:00Mar 04, 2026, 5:45 AM EST
Engine Chill
Start of engine chilling
T-1:00Mar 04, 2026, 5:51 AM EST
Startup
The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
T-1:00Mar 04, 2026, 5:51 AM EST
Tank Press
Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
T-0:45Mar 04, 2026, 5:51 AM EST
GO for Launch
Launch director verifies go for launch
T-0:03Mar 04, 2026, 5:52 AM EST
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
T+0:00Mar 04, 2026, 5:52 AM EST
Liftoff
First upwards movement of the rocket
T+1:12Mar 04, 2026, 5:53 AM EST
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
T+2:24Mar 04, 2026, 5:54 AM EST
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
T+2:28Mar 04, 2026, 5:54 AM EST
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
T+2:34Mar 04, 2026, 5:54 AM EST
SES-1
First start of the second engine
T+2:56Mar 04, 2026, 5:55 AM EST
Fairing Separation
Separation of the payload fairing
T+6:08Mar 04, 2026, 5:58 AM EST
Entry Burn Startup
Start of the atmospheric entry burn
T+6:34Mar 04, 2026, 5:58 AM EST
Entry Burn Shutdown
End of the atmospheric entry burn
T+7:55Mar 04, 2026, 6:00 AM EST
Stage 1 Landing Burn
Start of the first stage landing burn
T+8:20Mar 04, 2026, 6:00 AM EST
Stage 1 Landing
Landing of the first stage
T+8:39Mar 04, 2026, 6:00 AM EST
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
T+54:41Mar 04, 2026, 6:47 AM EST
SES-2
Second start of the second engine
T+54:43Mar 04, 2026, 6:47 AM EST
SECO-2
Second cut-off of the second engine
T+1:04:03Mar 04, 2026, 6:56 AM EST
Starlink Deployment
Deployment of the Starlink stack from the rocket

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Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of Defense

This booster: B1080

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of Defense Photos: NASA Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

This rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of Defense

Landing: A Shortfall of Gravitas

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of Defense

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of Defense

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Pre-launch

SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load