SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9, sticks droneship landing

VideoFromSpace · August 26, 2026 · 9:26 · English · Launch

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Video from the channel VideoFromSpace about Falcon 9, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 9:26. Language: English. Video type: Launch.

The mission

Official SpaceX broadcast, published by VideoFromSpace, of the launch of a Falcon 9 carrying a batch of Starlink satellites. The video captures mission control calls from the countdown through the second stage's insertion into its parking orbit.

Sequence

After ignition and liftoff, the rocket pitches over onto its ascent trajectory. Control reports nominal pressure on the Merlin 1D engines, and the rocket goes supersonic and passes through Max Q. This is followed by first-stage main engine cutoff (MECO), stage separation, second-stage vacuum engine ignition, and payload fairing separation. The second stage follows a nominal trajectory and enters terminal guidance. Meanwhile, the first stage performs the reentry burn, goes transonic, ignites the landing engine, and deploys its legs.

Outcome

Control confirms the first stage's landing. Shortly after, it confirms second-stage engine shutdown and a nominal insertion into parking orbit. The video ends there, before the satellites are deployed.