In 2025, SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites from Florida during their 14th launch

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SpaceX launches Starlink batch with direct-to-cell capability, nails landing A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Feb. 4, 2025 at 5:14 a.m. EDT (1014 GMT).
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SpaceX currently operates nearly 7,000 Starlink satellites in LEO, according to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell.

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In February, 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, were launched from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. 4, 2025, 5:14 a.m. M. EDT (10:14 GMT). The entire story (https://www. On the SpaceX drone ship “Just Read the Instructions Credit: SpaceX,” the first stage of the Falcon 9 returned to Earth approximately eight minutes after takeoff, landing in the Atlantic Ocean (space . com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-satellite-launch-group-12-3).

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An additional set of Starlink satellites was launched by SpaceX from Florida’s Space Coast into orbit this morning (Feb. (4).

From Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink spacecraft—13 of which have direct-to-cell capability—took off at 5:14 a.m. today. A. 1014 GMT (EDT).

The first stage of the Falcon 9 landed on the SpaceX drone ship “Just Read the Instructions” in the Atlantic Ocean approximately eight minutes after takeoff. “,”.

According to the SpaceX mission description, it was the booster’s 21st launch and landing. Out of its 20 flights so far, 16 have been Starlink missions.

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Meanwhile, approximately 65 minutes after liftoff, the upper stage of the Falcon 9 will place the 21 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Read more about tracking and seeing the Starlink satellite train in the night sky.

14 Falcon 9 missions have been launched by SpaceX in 2025. There have been nine Starlink flights.

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Of the more than 130 Falcon 9 flights the company launched last year, roughly two-thirds were used to expand the Starlink network, the largest satellite constellation ever put together. The astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell claims that SpaceX currently has almost 7,000 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit.

The story was updated at 5:32 a.m., according to the editor. M. Feb. EDT. 4 with the announcement that the rocket landing and launch went well.

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