Startschuss! SpaceX bringt Starlink-Satelliten mit der 50. Falcon-9-Mission im Jahr 2026 ins All.

VideoFromSpace · April 26, 2026 · 9:20 · English · Launch

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Video from the channel VideoFromSpace about Falcon 9, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 9:20. Language: English. Video type: Launch.

The mission

The video shows a launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a batch of Starlink satellites. It is a short edit that keeps the mission controllers' audio, from the final countdown to orbital insertion, with no added commentary.

Sequence

After the countdown and ignition, the nine engines reach full power and the rocket lifts off. The controllers confirm that the Merlin 1D chamber pressure is nominal and that the vehicle begins its pitch toward its trajectory. These are followed by the transition to supersonic speed, maximum dynamic pressure (Max Q), and the pre-chill of the second stage's vacuum Merlin engine. Then come first-stage engine cutoff (MECO), stage separation, vacuum engine ignition, and fairing separation. The first stage performs the entry burn, slows to transonic speed, executes the landing burn, and deploys its legs.

Outcome

First-stage landing is confirmed. The second stage completes its burn, shuts down the engine, and reaches a nominal orbital insertion, with the mission fulfilling the ascent phase as planned.