SpaceX Launches More Starlink Satellites
SpaceX Launches 28 More Starlink Satellites in Midday Florida Launch
Cape Canaveral, FL – SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites on May 14, marking the company's 58th Falcon 9 mission of 2025 and 60th overall this year. The Starlink 6-67 mission, which lifted off at 12:38 p.m. EDT (1638 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40, deployed 28 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit. This brings the total number of operational Starlink satellites to over 7,400.
The launch, conducted under exceptionally favorable weather conditions with a 95% chance of favorable weather during ascent, utilized Falcon 9 booster B1090. This marked the booster's fourth flight, having previously supported NASA's Crew-10 mission, the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission, and the SES O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 satellite launch. Approximately 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1090 successfully landed on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" in the Atlantic Ocean, marking the 109th successful landing for that droneship and the 447th overall for SpaceX.
This midday launch contrasted with SpaceX's recent string of nighttime launches. The company's Starlink network now blankets the globe, providing high-speed internet access to users worldwide, excluding polar regions. The 28 newly launched satellites will spend several days maneuvering into their designated positions within the Starlink megaconstellation.
The launch comes as SpaceX prepares for the next test flight of its Starship super heavy-lift rocket, with the Federal Aviation Administration having completed its safety review, pending completion of an environmental review with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Separately, seven astronauts and cosmonauts are scheduled for launches to the International Space Station on April 9 and 22.
Cape Canaveral, FL – SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites on May 14, marking the company's 58th Falcon 9 mission of 2025 and 60th overall this year. The Starlink 6-67 mission, which lifted off at 12:38 p.m. EDT (1638 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40, deployed 28 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit. This brings the total number of operational Starlink satellites to over 7,400.
The launch, conducted under exceptionally favorable weather conditions with a 95% chance of favorable weather during ascent, utilized Falcon 9 booster B1090. This marked the booster's fourth flight, having previously supported NASA's Crew-10 mission, the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission, and the SES O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 satellite launch. Approximately 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1090 successfully landed on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" in the Atlantic Ocean, marking the 109th successful landing for that droneship and the 447th overall for SpaceX.
This midday launch contrasted with SpaceX's recent string of nighttime launches. The company's Starlink network now blankets the globe, providing high-speed internet access to users worldwide, excluding polar regions. The 28 newly launched satellites will spend several days maneuvering into their designated positions within the Starlink megaconstellation.
The launch comes as SpaceX prepares for the next test flight of its Starship super heavy-lift rocket, with the Federal Aviation Administration having completed its safety review, pending completion of an environmental review with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Separately, seven astronauts and cosmonauts are scheduled for launches to the International Space Station on April 9 and 22.
