Globalstar 2-R Launch 1

The payload

Globalstar 2-R constellation replenishment satellites, launched successfully on 15 August 2026 at 9:12 p.m. ET (01:12 UTC on 16 August). SpaceX's mission page records the 14th flight of this first-stage booster, which had previously flown SES O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, SES O3b mPOWER-D, CRS-33 and eight Starlink missions, and its return to Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40) at Cape Canaveral about eight minutes after liftoff; the published timeline runs the deployment sequence from about 56 to 63 minutes into flight. SpaceX states no satellite count: Globalstar and its manufacturer MDA Space confirm all eight HIBLEO-4 replacement satellites, MDA recording the 9:12 p.m. ET liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40.

Status history

1. 14 Aug 2026Added to the board as scheduled from SpaceX's manifest.
2. 16 Aug 2026Launched at 01:12 UTC (9:12 p.m. ET on the 15th); first stage returned to Landing Zone 40.

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