On July 26, 2025, at 5:01 a.m. EDT, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, deploying 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit as part of the Starlink 10-26 mission.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida https://t.co/lWkPbMccan
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 26, 2025
Deployment of 28 @Starlink satellites confirmed pic.twitter.com/fnZPj2xCgB
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 26, 2025
Falcon 9 launches 28 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida pic.twitter.com/QOwBRtOCEl
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 26, 2025
SpaceX Daily: The first stage booster, B1078, completed its 22nd flight, having previously supported Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, Bluebird 1-5, and 18 Starlink missions. Approximately eight minutes after liftoff, the booster landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, marking SpaceX’s 465th booster recovery.
This launch, SpaceX’s 93rd Falcon 9 mission of 2025, further expanded the Starlink constellation, which now exceeds 8,000 satellites, as confirmed by trusted sources like Space.com and Spaceflight Now.