SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 booster flying its 18th mission delivered 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
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what happened
SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:58 a.m. EDT on Aug. 11, part of the Starlink Group 10-19 batch. Booster B1085 flew its 18th mission and landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic about 8.5 minutes after liftoff, per Space.com.
why it matters
Routine Starlink batches like this one keep Falcon 9's cadence high and expand SpaceX's broadband coverage; B1085's 18th flight is more evidence of the reuse rate that gives SpaceX a cost edge over competing launch providers.
signal-to-noise
WIDELY REPORTED
4/5
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calculation
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quick facts
- Companies
- SpaceX
- Category
- launch
- Impact
- noise
- SNR
- 4 / 5
- Event date
- 2026-08-11
- Published
- 2026-08-11 17:33 UTC