Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission launched on Falcon 9 Block 5 (SpaceX) from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, Tue, 23 Jun 2026, 10:53 UTC. Result: Launch Successful.
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.
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Status
- Launch Successful
- Mission type
- Technology