SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida

SpaceX launched another batch of 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit Tuesday from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The Falcon 9 rocket’s reusable first stage successfully landed on a SpaceX droneship in the Atlantic Ocean, marking its 18th flight.

The mission was SpaceX’s 93rd Falcon 9 launch of the year, with 72 of those missions dedicated to expanding the Starlink network.

Starlink already has more than 10,900 active satellites in orbit, making it the largest satellite constellation ever assembled, Space.com has reported.

SpaceX ultimately plans to expand the network dramatically, with ambitions for as many as 100,000 Starlink satellites and potentially a much larger fleet of satellites designed for AI data centers.