SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)
SpaceX successfully launched 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Florida using a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission utilized a veteran booster, B1085, which has now completed 18 flights, including previous crewed missions to the International Space Station.
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The continued rapid cadence of SpaceX launches demonstrates the increasing viability of reusable rocket technology for global satellite internet deployment.
Launches & Spacecraft SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos) News By Mike Wall Published 11 August 2026 SpaceX has launched more than 70 Starlink missions this year already.
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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 sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites skyward today (Aug. 11).
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 11:58 a.m. EDT (1558 GMT), carrying 29 of the broadband spacecraft toward low Earth orbit (LEO).
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