Monday's twin Starlink missions are slated as the 83rd and 84th orbital rocket launches of 2024 on Florida's Space Coast, extending the ongoing record.

After the aborted catch attempt at the launch tower, the Super Heavy booster instead ended up splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. The main Starship rocket is still on its way around the planet, set to attempt to splash down in the Indian Ocean in around 35 minutes.

After stage separation, the rocket's first-stage booster completed its 20th flight by touching down atop a SpaceX drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

While neither company has released details, an advisory by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shows that the Optus-X satellite is set to liftoff atop a Falcon 9 during a window open from from 4:29-6:57 p.m. EST. The launch will be from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40, and travel on a due-east trajectory.

Not all of the criteria for a booster catch was met and so the flight director did not command the booster to return to the launch site, said SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot. He did not

The FAA plans to approve SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of annual Starship launches from its South Texas site from five to 25.

Space Coast sure is living up to its nickname. Another SpaceX rocket launch will potentially lift off— weather-permitting, it should be a pretty view.