SpaceX continued its record-breaking year with another successful launch of Starlink satellites on Monday night, November 10th, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This mission marked the company’s 144th Falcon 9 rocket liftoff in 2025 alone, surpassing any previous annual total for SpaceX and setting a new industry benchmark.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites surged skyward at 10:21 p.m. EST (0321 GMT on November 11th), embarking on the latest chapter in SpaceX’s ambitious effort to blanket the globe with high-speed internet access. This particular launch also distinguished itself by marking the third flight for a seasoned booster rocket designated “1096.” Previously, this powerful first stage successfully launched NASA’s IMAP space-weather mission and a batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellites, showcasing its versatility and reliability.
Just as expected, eight minutes and 30 seconds after liftoff, the used first stage descended back to Earth, executing a nail-biting vertical landing on SpaceX’s drone ship “Just Read the Instructions” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, the rocket’s upper stage continued its journey skyward, deploying the 29 Starlink satellites into their designated orbit approximately 65 minutes after launch.
The sheer volume of launches undertaken by SpaceX this year emphasizes its commitment to rapid expansion of the Starlink constellation. With these latest additions, SpaceX now has over 100 Starlink missions completed in 2025 alone, further solidifying the company’s dominance in small satellite deployment and bringing it one step closer to realizing its ambitious global internet service vision.
The year is far from over, but with a record-breaking pace already achieved, it seems almost certain that SpaceX will continue to push the boundaries of launch frequency even further before 2025 concludes.
