SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket
- On Thursday, July 9, 2026, SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using a Falcon 9 rocket, marking a record 36th flight for Booster 1067.
- Booster 1067 has completed more flights than any other SpaceX rocket, pursuing the all-time record held by NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery, which flew 39 times.
- Residents across Central Florida spotted a "space jellyfish" in the sky after the 5:25 a.m. EDT launch, caused by the sun reflecting on the rocket's exhaust before the booster landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas.
- SpaceX is outpacing its 2025 deployment record, having launched 1,589 Starlink satellites in the first half of 2026, with the megaconstellation now consisting of more than 10,700 active satellites.
- Florida's Space Coast has hosted 46 total launches this year, while Amazon's fledgling Leo service has deployed about 400 satellites toward a planned constellation of 3,232.
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SpaceX is on track for record-setting Starlink deployments
Another 29 Starlink satellites were deployed last night. | Image: SpaceX SpaceX is currently ahead of last year's record-setting pace for Starlink satellite deployments. SpaceX launched 1,589 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the first half of 2026, according to launch data compiled by Jonathan McDowell's satellite tracker, compared to 1,489 satellites deployed at the same point in 2025. 2025 was already a record year for SpaceX, with …
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Thursday's was the 36th mission for the Falcon 9's first-stage booster.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 36th flight
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the first stage booster, 1067, stands at Launch Complex 39A on Aug. 27, 2025, ahead of the 30th flight of this booster. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is set to break another rocket reuse record Thursday morning when it launches its most-flown Falcon 9 booster for a 36th time. It will fly in support of the Starlink 10-42 mission, which will add another 29 broadband internet satellites to the company’s low Earth orbit co…
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