SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral as stock trades on the Nasdaq for first timeJune 12, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on June 12, 2026, on the Starlink 10-54 mission. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight NowUpdate June 12, 9:53 a.m. EDT (1353 UTC): SpaceX confirmed satellite deployment.SpaceX marked its historic launch on the stock market Friday morning with a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This was the 650th flight of SpaceX’s workhorse launcher to date and the 68th Falcon 9 launch so far in 2026. SpaceX flew the Starlink 10-54 mission, which sent 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit.
“Today we make history again. We have a history of making history,” said SpaceX Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell ahead of ringing the opening bell in New York. “We did open this morning in a rather exciting way. We launched a Falcon 9 and Starlink satellites to orbit. So what company would do such a thing on the day they open in the public market? SpaceX would.” (...)
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1080 landed on the drone ship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’, off the coast of South Carolina. This was the 155th landing on this vessel and the 623rd booster landing to date for SpaceX.
This was also the 55th dedicated launch of Starlink satellites so far this year and the 56th overall mission featuring the spacecraft. SpaceX has more than 10,500 Starlink satellites in orbit.
Going publicThe Starlink 10-54 mission marked a turning point for SpaceX as it became a publicly traded company more than 24 years after its founding in March 2002. It’s valuation is $1.77 trillion.
SpaceX announced on Thursday that it would be selling 555.6 million shares of its Class A common stock at $135 each, raising $75 billion for the company.
The Starlink portion of SpaceX is a key driver of its business. In its financial disclosures to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), SpaceX said its income from its connectivity business was about $2 billion in 2024 and $4.4 billion in 2025. (...)
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