SpaceX had targeted 4:59 p.m. Thursday to send up the Falcon 9, but the company moved the Starlink 6-96 mission to a new Friday afternoon launch window.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch Starlink satellites on January 9, 2026, from Cape Canaveral between 1:03 p.m. and 5:03 p.m

CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. — The weather is looking pretty good on Thursday for the second launch of the year from the Sunshine State. The Falcon 9 rocket will send up Starlink 6-96 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, stated SpaceX.

A closer look at Starlink It’s a quiet launch week as we kick off the new year. With only four launches scheduled, let's take a moment to focus on a mission that has become so ubiquitous it often goes unnoticed: Starlink.