SpaceX deploys 29 Starlink satellites after Falcon 9 launch
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Updated · Spaceflight Now · May 1
SpaceX deploys 29 Starlink satellites after Falcon 9 launch
4 articles · Updated · Spaceflight Now · May 1
The Starlink 10-38 mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1806 UTC, adding V2 Mini broadband satellites to a constellation now exceeding 10,000 spacecraft.
Falcon 9 first-stage booster B1069 flew for a 31st time and landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas about 8.5 minutes after launch.
It was SpaceX's 43rd Starlink mission of 2026 as primary payload, with launch weather 80% favourable; the company has retired its other East Coast drone ship for Starship transport work.
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