SpaceX Launches Double Starlink Missions
## SpaceX Launches Double Starlink Missions in 24-Hour Period
SpaceX executed two separate Starlink missions within a 24-hour span on April 24th and 25th, 2025, marking a significant increase in the company's deployment of broadband satellites. The first launch, Starlink 6-74, took place from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 9:52 p.m. ET on April 24th. This mission, utilizing Falcon 9 booster B1069 on its 23rd launch and 19th Starlink mission, deployed 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). B1069 successfully landed on the droneship *A Shortfall of Gravitas* approximately six minutes after launch. The satellites will spend several days maneuvering into their operational orbits. This launch was SpaceX's 47th Falcon 9 mission and 30th Starlink launch of 2025.
Earlier, on April 20th, a separate Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California deployed 27 Starlink satellites, as part of the Starlink 11-9 mission. A second launch from Cape Canaveral, Starlink 12-23, was planned for Sunday, April 27th, at 10:58 p.m. EDT, utilizing Falcon 9 booster B1077 for its 20th launch. This booster has previously completed 12 Starlink missions, three trips to the International Space Station (ISS), and the GPS 3 Space Vehicle 06 mission. A 90 percent chance of favorable weather was forecast, although potential weather constraints from cumulus and anvil clouds were noted. This launch would have marked SpaceX's 49th Falcon 9 launch of 2025. B1077 was scheduled to land on the droneship *Just Read the Instructions*.
The April 24th launch follows a series of SpaceX launches in the preceding days. On April 21st, two Falcon 9 launches occurred from Florida's Space Coast within a single day; one carrying cargo to the ISS and another, Bandwagon-3, a rideshare mission for various small satellites. These launches, along with the Vandenberg launch, amounted to three successful Falcon 9 launches within a 36-hour period. These frequent launches demonstrate SpaceX's continuing expansion of its Starlink internet constellation, which currently includes over 7,000 satellites providing global internet coverage.
SpaceX executed two separate Starlink missions within a 24-hour span on April 24th and 25th, 2025, marking a significant increase in the company's deployment of broadband satellites. The first launch, Starlink 6-74, took place from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 9:52 p.m. ET on April 24th. This mission, utilizing Falcon 9 booster B1069 on its 23rd launch and 19th Starlink mission, deployed 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). B1069 successfully landed on the droneship *A Shortfall of Gravitas* approximately six minutes after launch. The satellites will spend several days maneuvering into their operational orbits. This launch was SpaceX's 47th Falcon 9 mission and 30th Starlink launch of 2025.
Earlier, on April 20th, a separate Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California deployed 27 Starlink satellites, as part of the Starlink 11-9 mission. A second launch from Cape Canaveral, Starlink 12-23, was planned for Sunday, April 27th, at 10:58 p.m. EDT, utilizing Falcon 9 booster B1077 for its 20th launch. This booster has previously completed 12 Starlink missions, three trips to the International Space Station (ISS), and the GPS 3 Space Vehicle 06 mission. A 90 percent chance of favorable weather was forecast, although potential weather constraints from cumulus and anvil clouds were noted. This launch would have marked SpaceX's 49th Falcon 9 launch of 2025. B1077 was scheduled to land on the droneship *Just Read the Instructions*.
The April 24th launch follows a series of SpaceX launches in the preceding days. On April 21st, two Falcon 9 launches occurred from Florida's Space Coast within a single day; one carrying cargo to the ISS and another, Bandwagon-3, a rideshare mission for various small satellites. These launches, along with the Vandenberg launch, amounted to three successful Falcon 9 launches within a 36-hour period. These frequent launches demonstrate SpaceX's continuing expansion of its Starlink internet constellation, which currently includes over 7,000 satellites providing global internet coverage.
