SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
by Danielle Haynes
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 21, 2025

SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit via a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The first stage booster from the launch returned to the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean shortly after separating. It was the 11th time this first stage booster had been used by SpaceX, the aerospace company said.

The Starlink satellites deployed around 1:04 a.m.

Earlier this month, SpaceX carried out its 300th deployment of Starlink communications satellites.

The company has more than 8,000 of the satellites in low Earth orbit providing internet and mobile broadband services to remote areas of the globe not covered by traditional Internet and mobile services.

Related Links
Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters

RELATED CONTENT

The following news reports may link to other Space Media Network websites.

SpaceX Saturday Starlink launch on schedule
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 13, 2025
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, which will deliver 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from launch site SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California remained on schedule Saturday morning, with ignition expected to occur at 1:55 p.m. EDT, SpaceX confirmed on its launch schedule page. The California-based space technology company's latest mission will carry another 24 V2 Mini satellites operated by its Starlink telecom subsidiary. ... read more

NASA's ESCAPADE craft returns to Florida for fall mission to Mars

Mars polar vortex traps cold and builds seasonal ozone layer

Volcanic sulfur gases may have warmed early Mars and supported potential life

Wind driven rovers show promise for low cost Mars missions

Lunar soil melted into construction bricks by Chinese research team

NASA awards Blue Origin new lunar mission to deliver VIPER rover in 2027

NASA seeks student solutions for lunar lander life support technologies

Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the Moon

NASA Study: Celestial 'Accident' Sheds Light on Jupiter, Saturn Riddle

Methane gas revealed on dwarf planet Makemake by JWST observations

Fresh twist to mystery of Jupiter's core

Jupiter birth dated through ancient molten rock droplets in meteorites

White dwarf consumes icy Pluto-like planet fragment in deep space

Exoplanets unlikely to host global oceans

Molecular 'fossils' offer microscopic clues to the origins of life - but they take care to interpret

Spirals in young star disk reveal planet formation process

SpaceX, ULA launch rockets from Cape Canaveral

Themis reusable rocket demonstrator stands ready in Sweden

German military satellites to fly on Ariane 6 under new Arianespace contract

Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test Milestones

China advances lunar program with Long March 10 ignition test

Constellations of Power: Smart Dragon-3 and the Geopolitics of China's Space Strategy

Chinese astronauts expand science research on orbiting space station

China planning for a trillion-dollar deep space economy by 2040

Asteroid strike confirmed as cause of Silverpit Crater in North Sea

Traces of life detected in Finnish crater shed light on origins of life on Earth

Cosmic glass in Australia reveals traces of massive asteroid strike

Invisible asteroids near Venus may pose long-term danger to Earth

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.