SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)
Image Credit: space- On May 6, 2025, SpaceX launched its Starlink 6-93 mission carrying 28 new Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
- The Falcon 9 rocket’s booster B1085 safely landed on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship after its seventh flight, marking the booster’s third Starlink mission.
- The 28 satellites deployed in low Earth orbit will join SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, which now exceeds 7,200 operational internet satellites.
- This launch was SpaceX’s 53rd Falcon 9 mission in 2025 and its 36th Starlink launch of the year, demonstrating the company’s rapid deployment pace of its megaconstellation.
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