SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink satellites

SpaceX successfully launched 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites Friday morning from Cape Canaveral, despite thick fog obscuring the view.

Liftoff occurred at 7:16 a.m. EST, and the satellites were deployed about an hour later.

The Falcon 9’s first-stage booster, B1069, landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic, marking its 30th flight.

B1069 first launched in December 2021 and, after a rough initial landing, has since completed 25 Starlink missions along with several commercial satellite launches, Spaceflight Now has reported.

This marked SpaceX’s 25th Falcon 9 launch of 2026 and the 607th overall since 2010.