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SpaceX sends more Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida Thursday morning

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Published  August 14, 2025 6:07am EDT
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SpaceX sends more Starlink satellites into orbit

SpaceX sends more Starlink satellites into orbit

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Thursday.

The Brief

    • SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites into orbit on Thursday.
    • The mission supported the expansion of the Starlink internet network.
    • The Falcon 9 first-stage booster flew for the 10th time and landed on a droneship in the Atlantic roughly eight minutes after lift off.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Thursday.

What we know:

A Falcon 9 rocket carried 28 satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

 The launch was part of SpaceX’s ongoing mission to build a global broadband network through its rapidly growing Starlink constellation.

By the numbers:

This was the 10th flight for the first-stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, MTG-S1, and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage successfully landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Source: This story was written based on information shared by SpaceX on August 14, 2025. 

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