SpaceX deploys 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after launch from Florida

A rocket is seen in slihouette launching to space as it appears to pass by the sun .

"Deployment of 28 Starlink satellites confirmed."

With that statement, posted to social media, SpaceX wrapped another launch in support of its broadband internet satellite megaconstellation on Sunday (Aug. 31). The 28 Starlink satellites (Group 10-14) lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The one-hour and five-minute mission to low Earth orbit began at 7:49 a.m. EDT (1149 GMT) on Sunday.

A time lapse photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shows the streak of its thrust as it launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (Image credit: SpaceX)

Booster 1077 missions

Crew-5 | GPS III Space Vehicle 06 | Inmarsat I6-F2 | CRS-28 | Intelsat G-37 | NG-20 | TD7 15 | 15 Starlink missions

The launch marked the 23rd flight of the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage (Booster 1077). Once again, it was successfully recovered, touching down on the drone ship "Just Read the Instructions" stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

With this mission, the Starlink network now includes more than 8,280 active units out of the over 9,575 satellites launched since 2019, according to tracker Jonathan McDowell.

Sunday's flight was SpaceX's 112th mission of 2025, of which 108 were Falcon 9 launches (the other four were suborbital test flights of the company's Starship).