When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A time-lapse photograph captures a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites on its journey into low Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. | Credit: SpaceXSpaceX reached another milestone with the launch of 29 more Starlink satellites for its broadband internet low Earth orbit constellation.A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 2:53 a.m. EST (0753 GMT) on Saturday (Nov. 22). One hour and five minutes later, the Starlink satellite were deployed from the Falcon’s upper stage.”Falcon 9 completes its 150th launch of 2025,” SpaceX posted to social media. “Deployment of 29 Starlink satellites confirmed.”A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifts off from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. | Credit: SpaceXBooster 1090 missionsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementO3b mPOWER-E | Crew-10 | Bandwagon-3 | mPOWER-D | CRS-33 | four Starlink missionsThe Falcon 9’s first stage (Booster B1080) returned for a ninth time to a successful landing and recovery, in this case on the droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a SpaceX page about the mission.The 29 Starlink satellites (Group 6-79) added to the SpaceX-owned network, which now numbers more than 9,000 active units out of the over 10,400 launched since 2019, according to satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell.In addition to being SpaceX’s 150th Falcon 9 launch of this year, Saturday’s mission was the 568th flight of the company’s launch vehicle since 2010. …
