SpaceX spends more satellites to space

SpaceX Starlink rocket launch | Oct. 29, 2025

SpaceX's Falcon 9 deployed 29 satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. - SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, Wednesday. This mission is the 15th flight for the first state booster supporting this mission, SpaceX said on its website. 

The satellites were deployed just over an hour into the mission. 

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit today at 12:35 p.m., from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 

When is the rocket launch? Here's how to watch live 

What we know:

The launch took place around 12:35 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29 from Central Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit today at 12:35 p.m., from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 

Who is SpaceX? 

The backstory:

SpaceX, founded by billionaire Elon Musk, started in 2002 to create powerful, fully reusable launch vehicles. SpaceX rockets can withstand reentry and land back on Earth to re-fly again. 

They hope to become capable of carrying humans to Mars and other destinations in the solar system. In 2020, SpaceX was the first private company to transport people to the International Space Station. 

The company has completed 565 missions, 525 landings and 490 relights, its website said. 

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit today at 12:35 p.m., from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 

What is Starlink? 

With a goal of providing high-speed Internet around the world, Starlink aims to provide connectivity for streaming, video calls, gaming and remote working anywhere in the world – including remote locations. 

Residential services start at $59 a month, until Oct. 29 and then return to a base price of $80 a month, Starlink's website said. Now, over 7 million people across 150 countries, territories and markets are connected with Starlink, a SpaceX post said. 

According to Space.com, SpaceX currently has 8,475 Starlink satellites in orbit – with a goal of having a total of 42,000 in orbit. Each satellite has a lifespan of five years.