SpaceX Launches 26 New Starlink Satellites

SpaceX successfully launched 26 additional Starlink satellites on June 12, marking the company’s 72nd Falcon 9 mission of 2025 and furthering its ambition to blanket the globe with high-speed internet gadgets360.com. Liftoff took place at 9:54 p.m. EDT (0154 GMT on June 13) from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Launch Complex 4 East, with deployment occurring about one hour after ignition gadgets360.com. The rocket’s first-stage booster, B1081, notched its 15th flight before touching down on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You off southern California gadgets360.com. This launch pushes Starlink’s active fleet past 7,600 satellites in low-Earth orbit, with 53 of this year’s Falcon 9 flights dedicated to the constellation so far gadgets360.com. As the network grows, SpaceX is enhancing redundancy and coverage—even in remote regions—and laying groundwork for direct-to-cell texting, in-flight connectivity, and emergency communications services. With booster reusability setting records (28 flights per core), the company continues to drive launch efficiency while redefining how global broadband can be delivered in the modern era.