fifth anniversary<\/a> of SpaceX acquiring its first paying customer to use the broadband internet service.<\/p>\nThe Starlink 10-21 mission was also the 230th launch of the V2 Mini variety of its Starlink satellites. The 28 satellites were added to growing constellation of more than 8,700 spacecraft in orbit, which support more than seven million customers worldwide.<\/p>\n
SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) to begin the mission. The satellites deployed from the rocket\u2019s upper stage a little more than an hour after liftoff.<\/p>\n
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The 45th Weather Squadron forecast a 85 percent chance for favorable weather at the opening of the window, but noted that it decreases to 70 percent favorability as the window progresses. The primary concern for meteorologists are cumulus clouds.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy Sunday morning, the low off the coast lifts just north of the Spaceport, further unsettling the atmosphere,\u201d launch weather officers wrote. \u201cAdditionally, a separate low-pressure system with associated frontal boundaries currently over south-central CONUS will move across the southeast further unsettling the atmosphere and injecting additional moisture into the area.\u201d<\/p>\n
SpaceX launched this mission with one of its most flown Falcon 9 boosters, tail number B1077. This was its 24th flight with previous missions including Crew-5, CRS-28 and NG-20.<\/p>\n
Nearly 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1077 landed on the drone ship, \u2018A Shortfall of Gravitas\u2019. This was the 130th landing on this vessel and the 524th booster landing to date.<\/p>\n
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SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 10-21 mission on Oct. 26, 2025. Image: Michael Cain \/ Spaceflight Now<\/p>\n
The Starlink 10-21 mission launch came a week after SpaceX launched its 10,000th Starlink satellite to date. In that week, SpaceX launched a trio of Falcon 9 rockets with 84 satellites in total.<\/p>\n
The company noted during the Starship Flight 10 mission broadcast earlier this year that it produces roughly 70 satellites each week at its facilities in Redmond, Washington.<\/p>\n
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SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 10-21 mission on Oct. 26, 2025. Image: John Pisani \/ Spaceflight Now<\/p>\n