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Live Updates From SpaceX's Photogenic Florida Launch Seen Across East Coast
The 29 satellites will join Starlink’s broadband network as the first stage targets a droneship landing and weather officials give a 90% liftoff chance.
- On Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:33 a.m.
- This mission marked the 37th flight for the first-stage Falcon 9 booster, which successfully landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean following liftoff.
- Launch spectators across the East Coast observed a glowing 'jellyfish' effect in the predawn skies as the rocket's exhaust plume expanded, creating an orange-and-blue nebula lighting pattern.
- Statistics indicate this represents the 54th orbital rocket launch from the Space Coast in 2026, with SpaceX responsible for all but seven of the missions conducted by all providers.
- A Falcon Heavy rocket is slated for liftoff this Sunday at 7:26 a.m. from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A, carrying NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
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Orlando SentinelPredawn SpaceX launch serves up space jellyfish phenomenon
An early morning launch Tuesday from SpaceX brought the visual space jellyfish phenomenon over Florida's predawn skies.
·Deerfield Beach, United States
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket spotted over Cape Fear after Florida launch
Wilmington, NC (WWAY) — A SpaceX rocket launch from Florida provided an early-morning sight for some people across the Cape Fear region Tuesday. SpaceX launched another group of Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. A photo submitted by a WWAY viewer shows the rocket streaking across the sky over the Cape Fear following liftoff. Rocket launches from Florida can sometimes be seen from southeastern N…
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Spectrum News 13Jellyfish effect likely for early-morning SpaceX launch
Because of the time of the launch, a jellyfish effect is possible.
·Saint Petersburg, United States
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