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SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, which started at 7:04 p.m. PDT on September 28, 2025, created a stunning ‘twilight effect’ visible across much of the American Southwest. Many residents in Arizona mistook the glowing streak for a UFO before realizing it was the latest Starlink launch.
The launch, called Starlink 11-20 is SpaceX’s 124th Falcon 9 launch of 2025. Thus, making it the company’s best month of all time with 16 launches, first set in May. The workhorse booster, B1063, successfully completed its 28th flight and landed on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean.
The landing was SpaceX’s 513th booster landing, another milestone for SpaceX’s industry-leading reusability program. The booster itself has had a storied history, including missions such as NASA’s DART asteroid test, the Transporter-7 rideshare, and the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean satellite.
With the deployment of the 28 new V2 Mini satellites, Starlink’s active constellation has surpassed 8,500 satellites, around 65% of all satellites currently orbiting Earth. The network now connects more than 6 million users in 140 countries, with most 2025 launches dedicated to the broadband service. So far this year, 88 Starlink launches have been completed, including 11 in September alone.
While keeping an aggressive launch pace and expanding its constellation, SpaceX remains competitive in the satellite internet race. With nearly 12,000 satellites planned, and an opportunity for growth above 34,000. SpaceX is not only shattering records, but it is also reinventing the future of global connectivity.
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