SpaceX launches first mission out of Florida in 2026

Unusual object spotted in Mechanicsville sky after SpaceX launch

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A strange object was seen flying over parts of Virginia on the afternoon of Jan.4 after a SpaceX launch earlier that morning. SpaceX announced early Jan. 4 that it had completed the first Starlink launch of the new year, with a Falcon 9 rocket launching off at 1:48 a.m. and 29 Starlink satellites at 3:38 a.m., according to Spaceflight Now. PREVIOSULY: What was that light spotted in the sky over Virginia? The rocket …

SpaceX launches first mission out of Florida in 2026

SpaceX launched for the first time this year out of Cape Canaveral in the early morning of Jan. 4, 2026.

SpaceX Launches First Starlink Mission Since Satellite Problem

SpaceX is back in the skies! After a hiccup on Dec. 17 knocked one of its Starlink satellites out of action. The company successfully launched the Starlink 6-88 mission from Cape Canaveral in the wee hours of Jan. 4.Did a little bad weather slow things down? Sure — a nearly two-hour delay didn’t stop the Falcon 9 rocket from soaring southeast. It delivered 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into orbit.The December incident, which involved …

SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2026 on new Falcon 9 rocket

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.

SpaceX restarts Starlink launches after satellite mishap — and another Falcon 9 is already queued

Cape Canaveral, Florida, Jan 5, 2026, 20:56 EST SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit early Sunday, resuming deployments after an in-orbit anomaly last month sidelined one of its spacecraft and forced a delay to a planned mission. The launch matters now because Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite broadband network, relies on a steady cadence of Falcon 9 flights to expand coverage and replace aging satellites. The December incident…

Blastoff! SpaceX launches 1st Starlink mission of 2026, nails landing

Blastoff! SpaceX launches 1st Starlink mission of 2026, nails landingA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 29 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. Credit to : VideoFromSpaceBlastoff! SpaceX launches 1st Starlink mission of 2026, nails landingA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 29 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station …