{"id":105673,"date":"2026-01-05T00:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T00:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/105673\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T00:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T00:08:08","slug":"spacex-launches-first-mission-out-of-florida-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/105673\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches first mission out of Florida in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJust four days into the New Year, SpaceX has launched its first Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast in 2026.The rocket carried 29 Starlink V-2 mini satellites into low Earth orbit.Liftoff was delayed due to clouds and rainy weather at first, but the rocket eventually took off around 1:48 a.m. from SLC-40 in Cape Canaveral.The first-stage booster landed successfully on the drone ship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’, in the Atlantic Ocean. Watch the launch below\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Just four days into the New Year, SpaceX has launched its first Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast in 2026.<\/p>\n

The rocket carried 29 Starlink V-2 mini satellites into low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n

Liftoff was delayed due to clouds and rainy weather at first, but the rocket eventually took off around 1:48 a.m. from SLC-40 in Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n

The first-stage booster landed successfully on the drone ship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’, in the Atlantic Ocean. <\/p>\n

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Watch the launch below<\/p>\n

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