{"id":451462,"date":"2026-05-29T17:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/451462\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:28:11","slug":"spacex-launches-29-starlink-satellites-from-florida-just-hours-after-blue-origin-rocket-explosion-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/451462\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida just hours after Blue Origin rocket explosion (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX has 29 new Starlink<\/a> satellites in low Earth orbit today (May 29), after their launch from Florida.<\/p>\n

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the broadband internet relay spacecraft lifted off at 8:57 a.m. EDT (1257 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station<\/a>. SpaceX confirmed a successful deploy<\/a> of the 29 Starlink satellites (Group 10-53<\/a>) about an hour after they left the ground.<\/p>\n

The liftoff came about 12 hours after an explosion rocked a different pad at Cape Canaveral: On Thursday night (May 28), Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket detonated during a static fire test<\/a> at Launch Complex 36, creating a massive fireball<\/a> that was visible more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away.<\/p>\n

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The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on its four landing legs on the droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” after sending 29 Starlink satellites in orbit from Florida on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n

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The Falcon 9<\/a> first stage (Booster 1085) completed its 16th reuse by landing again on the Atlantic Ocean-based autonomous droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas.” It will be returned to the shore and SpaceX’s facilities to be serviced and prepared for another launch.<\/p>\n

The launch raised the total count of active Starlink satellites to over 10,400, according to satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell<\/a>. The network provides access to the internet to those in areas where other means of connection is scarce, as well as supports in-flight WiFi and direct to cell service on some carriers.<\/p>\n

Friday’s launch was the 61st of 2026 for the Falcon 9 and the 644th overall for the workhorse rocket, which debuted in 2010.<\/p>\n

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 11:30 a.m. ET on May 29 to include a mention of the New Glenn rocket explosion.<\/p>\n

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