SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Expands Direct-to-Cell Technology
The latest Falcon 9 mission from Florida includes satellites designed to enhance global mobile connectivity and marks significant milestones for SpaceX's reusable rocket program.
- SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit early Monday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
- Twelve of the satellites are equipped with Direct-to-Cell technology, enabling improved mobile connectivity in areas lacking traditional networks.
- The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage completed its 13th flight and successfully landed on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
- This mission is part of SpaceX's broader effort to expand the Starlink constellation, now exceeding 7,000 satellites, the largest of its kind globally.
- Earlier in the weekend, SpaceX conducted two additional Starlink launches, including one from California, continuing its record-breaking pace of over 115 Falcon 9 missions this year.
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