SpaceX launched one other batch of its Starlink web satellites in a nighttime liftoff from Florida’s House Coast on Tuesday (Nov. 18).
The rocket’s higher stage deployed the 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit as deliberate about 65 minutes after launch, SpaceX introduced via X.
As soon as they’re up and operating, the newcomers will push the variety of operational Starlink craft above 9,000. That rely presently stands at 8,979, according to astrophysicist and satellite tv for pc tracker Jonathan McDowell.
Earlier Booster 1085 missions
Up to now in 2025, SpaceX has launched 148 Falcon 9 missions, 107 of which have been dedicated to constructing out the Starlink megaconstellation.
The corporate has additionally launched 5 suborbital take a look at flights of its big Starship rocket this year. Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is designed to be fully and rapidly reusable.
