Watch: SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral

Published June 12, 2026 12:13 AM EDT

SpaceX launched 29 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The mission lifted off around 8:30 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40. 

What we know:

The flight marked the 27th mission for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster assigned to the launch. 

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The booster previously supported several high-profile missions, including Axiom Space's Ax-2 and Ax-3 private astronaut missions, the European Space Agency's Euclid telescope launch, NASA's CRS-30 cargo mission, SES ASTRA 1P, Northrop Grumman's NG-21 resupply mission and 20 previous Starlink deployments.

After stage separation, the booster successfully landed on SpaceX's drone ship, A Shortfall of Gravitas, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Starlink constellation is designed to provide broadband internet service to customers around the world through a network of satellites in low-Earth orbit.

The Source: This story was written based on information shared by SpaceX.

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