SpaceX: Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Florida

Published June 8, 2026 5:49 AM EDT

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast early Monday.

The rocket took off around 6:13 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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The launch is for a Starlink mission to add another batch of satellites to low Earth orbit.

After stage separation, the rocket's first stage landed on the droneship, "A Shortfall of Gravitas," which is stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. 

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Starlink constellation

The 29 new satellites join Starlink's growing constellation to expand the company's internet network.

The network delivers high-speed broadband internet to users around the world, especially remote locations.

Starlink has thousands of satellites in orbit.

The Source: The information used in this story was gathered from SpaceX. 

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