Blastoff! SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites From Florida, Nails Landing

Why It Matters

The flight expands SpaceX’s Starlink constellation capacity while demonstrating reliable reusable-rocket operations that lower launch costs and accelerate satellite deployment. Consistent successful recoveries and orbital insertions bolster SpaceX’s competitive edge in commercial and government launch markets.

Summary

SpaceX successfully launched 29 Starlink satellites from Florida, achieving nominal engine performance, stage separation and second-stage orbital insertion. The Falcon 9 first stage completed entry and landing burns and made a confirmed landing, with landing legs deployed and telemetry reported as nominal. The mission proceeded through supersonic flight, transonic transition and terminal guidance without anomalies. All key flight phases, including fairing separation and second-stage operations, were reported nominal.

Original Description

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 4, 2026.

Credit: SpaceX