When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.
SpaceX reached another milestone with the launch of 29 more Starlink satellites for its broadband internet low Earth orbit constellation.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 2:53 a.m. EST (0753 GMT) on Saturday (Nov. 22). One hour and five minutes later, the Starlink satellite were deployed from the Falcon's upper stage.
"Falcon 9 completes its 150th launch of 2025," SpaceX posted to social media. "Deployment of 29 Starlink satellites confirmed."
Booster 1090 missions
O3b mPOWER-E | Crew-10 | Bandwagon-3 | mPOWER-D | CRS-33 | four Starlink missions
The Falcon 9's first stage (Booster B1080) returned for a ninth time to a successful landing and recovery, in this case on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a SpaceX page about the mission.
The 29 Starlink satellites (Group 6-79) added to the SpaceX-owned network, which now numbers more than 9,000 active units out of the over 10,400 launched since 2019, according to satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell.
In addition to being SpaceX's 150th Falcon 9 launch of this year, Saturday's mission was the 568th flight of the company's launch vehicle since 2010.
LATEST POSTS
- 1
Independence from the rat race: How to Save and Contribute Shrewdly - 24 astronauts are en route home from ISS after medical issue forces early exit
- 3Santa's sleigh or the International Space Station? How to spot a bright Christmas flyby Dec. 24 and 25
- 4Pacific voyagers’ remarkable environmental knowledge allowed for long-distance navigation without Western technology
- 5Protest inspired by 'Gen Z' movement draws few young people in Mexico and many government critics
- She was the supermodel dubbed 'The Face' in the '80s. Joining OnlyFans in her 60s taught her a lot.
- AI’s errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care
- Aid sent by ambulance to Ukraine front line
- Poll: 62% of Americans would oppose U.S. military action in Greenland
- Merz visit highlights new strategic, and strained, Germany-Israel bond
- Slims down for Maintainable Weight reduction
- 'You're no longer my sister' - rows erupt as war divides Iranian families
- Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft to return to Earth uncrewed for inspection
- Moderna to complete US mRNA manufacturing network with $140 million investment
