Overview
- Liftoff occurred at 10:39 p.m. EST Thursday from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A, carrying 29 Starlink satellites.
- Satellite deployment was completed about one hour and five minutes after launch, adding to SpaceX’s growing broadband network.
- The first stage flew for the 23rd time and landed on the droneship Just Read the Instructions roughly 8 minutes, 25 seconds after launch.
- Florida has now logged 100 orbital launches this year, surpassing 2024’s record of 93, with SpaceX conducting the vast majority and ULA and Blue Origin flying the remainder.
- With the FAA’s Nov. 17 end to a launch-time restriction, SpaceX targets additional Starlink missions this weekend from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg as pad-level approvals support higher cadence.