Overview
- The 100th Florida launch of 2025 lifted off at 10:39 p.m. EST on Nov. 20–21 from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A, a Falcon 9 carrying 29 Starlink satellites on mission 6-78.
- The first stage was on its 23rd flight and landed on the droneship Just Read the Instructions about eight minutes after liftoff, with satellites deploying roughly an hour later.
- The pace continued with a 101st Space Coast launch at 2:53 a.m. EST on Nov. 22 from Cape Canaveral’s Pad 40, sending 29 more Starlinks and recovering the booster on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
- SpaceX accounts for roughly 91% of Florida’s launches this year, and the FAA’s Nov. 17 termination of temporary launch-time restrictions restored normal scheduling flexibility.
- Range leaders say a first Starship flight from Florida could come as early as mid-2026 pending environmental reviews, while approvals such as raising SLC-40’s annual limit to up to 120 support higher future cadence.