{"id":600375,"date":"2026-08-21T17:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/600375\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T17:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:00:33","slug":"spacex-launches-29-starlink-satellites-lands-rocket-on-ship-at-sea-video-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/600375\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX launched yet another Starlink mission today (Aug. 21), sending 29 more of the broadband satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast.<\/p>\n

The spacecraft flew aboard a Falcon 9<\/a> rocket, which lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station<\/a> today at 11:14 a.m. EDT (1514 GMT). That was a day later than planned; SpaceX scrubbed a liftoff attempt on Thursday (Aug. 20) for reasons that were not immediately clear.<\/p>\n

The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth<\/a> as planned today, landing about 8.5 minutes after launch in the Atlantic Ocean atop the SpaceX<\/a> droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas.” It was the 30th liftoff and touchdown for this particular booster, which is designated B1078.<\/p>\n

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink internet satellites from Florida\u2019s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Aug. 21, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n

The Falcon 9’s upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling the Starlink<\/a> satellites skyward. It will deploy the new batch into low Earth orbit<\/a> 61.5 minutes after liftoff, if all goes to plan.<\/p>\n

There are already quite a few operational Starlink spacecraft up there \u2014nearly 11,000, in fact, according to<\/a> astronomer and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell.<\/p>\n

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The Falcon 9’s first stage rests on the deck of a drone ship shortly after its touchdown on Aug. 21, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n

Previous Booster B1078 launches<\/p>\n

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Today’s launch was the 98th Falcon 9 flight of the year already. Seventy-five of them have been dedicated Starlink missions.<\/p>\n

SpaceX also has three other liftoffs under its belt in 2026 \u2014 one launch of its Falcon Heavy<\/a> rocket and two test flights of its Starship<\/a> megarocket, which is still in development.<\/p>\n

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