Watch: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches, lands successfully
On September 13, 2025, SpaceX pulled off another smooth Falcon 9 launch from California, sending 24 Starlink satellites into orbit—even with some stubborn fog hanging around.
Just over eight minutes later, the rocket's first-stage booster stuck its landing on the "Of Course I Still Love You" drone ship out in the Pacific.
More than 8,400 satellites in orbit
This batch brings Starlink's active satellite count to over 8,400—the biggest broadband constellation ever.
Starlink is all about getting fast internet to places that usually get left out.
Plus, with more than 70% of SpaceX's launches this year dedicated to Starlink and this being their record-setting 115th Falcon 9 flight of 2025 (with a booster flying for its impressive 28th time), it shows how serious they are about making space launches efficient and reusable.