Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 satellites for the company's Starlink internet service plus a test flight for two prototype semiconductor manufacturing devices. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Sunday, July 5, at 6:50 a.m. EDT (1050 UTC).
The first-stage Falcon 9 booster, serial number 1090, launching for a 13th time, will take a north-easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast. About 8.5 minutes into flight it will land on SpaceX's drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The first stage is carrying the first prototype 'Fabships' for Besxar, a semiconductor manufacturing company. These microwave-sized devices are designed to produce ultra-pure materials for semiconductors in the vacuum of space. The company has booked 12 Falcon 9 flights to test and refine these “Clipper-class” Fabships. Two of the devices have been integrated into the rocket for the Starlink 10-50 mission and will be returned to Besxar following booster recovery.
Our live coverage with commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith will start about one hour prior to launch.
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Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 satellites for the company's Starlink internet service plus a test flight for two prototype semiconductor manufacturing devices. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Sunday, July 5, at 6:50 a.m. EDT (1050 UTC).
The first-stage Falcon 9 booster, serial number 1090, launching for a 13th time, will take a north-easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast. About 8.5 minutes into flight it will land on SpaceX's drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The first stage is carrying the first prototype 'Fabships' for Besxar, a semiconductor manufacturing company. These microwave-sized devices are designed to produce ultra-pure materials for semiconductors in the vacuum of space. The company has booked 12 Falcon 9 flights to test and refine these “Clipper-class” Fabships. Two of the devices have been integrated into the rocket for the Starlink 10-50 mission and will be returned to Besxar following booster recovery.
Our live coverage with commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith will start about one hour prior to launch.
Videos like this are made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to get access to perks:
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