SpaceX has received approval to increase the number of launches for its Starship vehicle, which will carry next-generation Starlink satellites into orbit and usher in gigabit speeds for Starlink. The FAA previously limited the launches to five per year from SpaceX’s site in Starbase,

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch clocked in as the 38th orbital rocket launch thus far during 2025 from KSC and adjacent Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

This mission is the 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch, and its cargo will be added to the over 7,300 Starlink satellites already in low-Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 first-stage booster, t