2026 · SpaceX
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
successFalcon 9 Block 5 | Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- June 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Mission
- Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit