SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (photos)
SpaceX successfully launched 29 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida using a Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket's first stage performed a successful landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Frequent launches demonstrate the operational efficiency of SpaceX's reusable rocket technology and the continued expansion of the Starlink global broadband network.
Launches & Spacecraft SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos) News By Mike Wall Published 21 August 2026 The Falcon 9 has now flown 98 times this year.
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Click for next article Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter SpaceX launched yet another Starlink mission today (Aug. 21), sending 29 more of the broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.
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