Spacex Satellite Network

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  SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9 in Early-Morning Florida Liftoff

  SpaceX has launched its first Starlink mission of 2026, sending 29 satellites into low Earth orbit aboard a new Falcon 9 rocket. The booster completed a successful landing at sea, while the mission further expanded the company’s global broadband network, which now serves remote regions with limited internet access.

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  SpaceX Expands Starlink Network With 29-Satellite Falcon 9 Launch

  SpaceX has launched 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California, expanding its broadband constellation to more than 9,100 active spacecraft. The reusable Falcon 9 booster completed its 12th mission with a successful ocean landing, highlighting SpaceX’s push toward rapid, low-cost, global internet coverage.

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  SpaceX Launches 28 New Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Hits Another Milestone

  SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites on December 4, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:42 pm PST and completed a smooth drone-ship landing just 8.5 minutes later, marking the booster’s fourth flight. This mission represents SpaceX’s 156th Falcon 9 launch of the year, continuing the...

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  SpaceX Boosts Starlink Network with 28 New Satellites from California

  On November 6, 2025, SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites under mission Group 11-14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Falcon 9’s first-stage booster landed safely on the drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You.” This launch expanded Starlink’s broadband constellation to about 8,800 satellites, pushing global internet coverage closer to...

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  SpaceX Launches 21 Satellites With Second Falcon 9 Launch Of The Year

  SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 21 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency on Oct. 15 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. These satellites form part of the Tranche 1 Transport Layer, a new orbital network designed to provide secure, rapid global communications for military operations.

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  Starlink Satellites Falling To Earth Raise Fears Of Space Junk "Chain Reaction"

  While SpaceX's Starlink network has revolutionised global connectivity, its rapid expansion adds to growing congestion in orbit.

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  SpaceX Launches NROL-48 for NRO’s Proliferated Satellite Architecture

  SpaceX successfully launched NROL-48 on Sept. 22, 2025, for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The mission deployed small satellites into orbit, supporting the “proliferated architecture,” a strategy to boost resilience by using many small spacecraft for surveillance and intelligence.

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  SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 21 Satellites for US Military’s New Communications Network

  On Sept. 10, 2025, SpaceX launched 21 satellites from Vandenberg, beginning the SDA’s first Transport Layer constellation for secure U.S. military communications. Built by York Space Systems, the satellites mark the first operational step toward a 126-satellite network linking American forces worldwide with encrypted, laser-based connections.

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  SpaceX Expands Starlink Network, Celebrates 500th Rocket Recovery

  The goal of SpaceX's Starlink project is to transmit broadband internet from orbit. With the most recent launch, the network now has 28 satellites, connecting far-flung areas across the globe. About an hour after liftoff, these satellites effortlessly inserted themselves into their orbits after separating from the rocket's second stage.

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  SpaceX Expands Starlink with 28 Satellites in Latest Falcon 9 Mission

  SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on August 31, 2025, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The deployment will be expanding Starlink’s growing constellation, now totaling more than 8,200 active satellites providing global internet coverage.

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  China Advances Guowang Internet Constellation with Latest Satellite Launch

  China has launched the eighth batch of satellites for its Guowang internet constellation, lifting off on Aug. 13 aboard a Long March 5B rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Center. Operated by state-owned China SatNet, Guowang aims to deploy about 13,000 satellites in low Earth orbit to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. Each launch so far has carried ...

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  SpaceX Launches 24 More Starlink Satellites, Expands Global Internet Network

  SpaceX successfully launched 24 new Starlink satellites on Aug. 14, lifting off at 1:05 a.m. EDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The first-stage booster, B1093, completed its fifth flight and landed smoothly on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. This mission marked SpaceX’s 98t...

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  Musk Issues Apology After Starlink Satellite Faces Hours-Long Global Outage

  SpaceX chief Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service experienced an hours-long global network outage Thursday, which executives attributed to a key software issue.

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  SpaceX Launches Two O3b mPOWER Satellites, Successfully Lands Falcon 9 Booster at Sea

  SpaceX launched two mPOWER internet satellites into medium Earth orbit and landed its Falcon 9 booster on a ship in the Atlantic, marking its 89th Falcon mission of the year. The satellites will expand SES’s global network as the company moves closer to completing its 13-satellite constellation for advanced internet coverage worldwide.

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  SpaceX Halts Satellite Launch Seconds Before Liftoff in Cape Canaveral Mission

  SpaceX halted its Falcon 9 launch just 11 seconds before liftoff on July 21, delaying the deployment of two SES O3b mPOWER satellites. The mission, intended to expand SES’s broadband network in medium-Earth orbit, was rescheduled for July 22. SpaceX confirmed the rocket and payload remain in good condition, though the cause of the abort remains u...