SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites into orbit for 100th time from Florida in 2025

Liftoff occurred at 12:25 a.m. EST on Monday (Dec. 15).

SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Florida early Monday morning, marking the 100th Falcon 9 flight from

The rocket lifted off at 12:25 a.m. EST (0525 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The two-stage SpaceXlaunch vehicle reached space about 8 minutes and 40 seconds after leaving the ground.

The Falcon 9's upper stage then deployed the 29 Starlink broadband internet relay satellites (Group 6-82) after about an hour, following a coast period and a second firing of its single Merlin engine.

"Falcon 9 lifts off from Florida for the 100th time in 2025," SpaceX wrote on social media. "Deployment of 29 Starlink satellites confirmed."

Meanwhile, the rocket's first stage completed it use, separated and used its engines to fly back to the Atlantic Ocean and the autonomous drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas." The landing on four deployable legs completed the booster's (B1092) ninth flight.

Monday's launch from Florida followed another successful Starlink deploymentflown from California the day before. The east coast mission was SpaceX's 163rd Falcon 9 flight in 2025, with another scheduled for Tuesday (Dec. 16) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Quelle:SC