SpaceX launches 21 Starlink -Satellites to lane from Florida (photos)

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SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink -Internet -Satellites from Florida’s Space Coast today (January 27).

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cellphone capacity, is lifted from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at. 17.05 EST (2205 GMT).

Falcon 9’s first phase returned to the ground about eight minutes after lifting as planned, touching the Atlantic on the SpaceX drone ship “A lack of gravitas.”

A black and white SpaceX Falcon 9 -rocket first step sits on the deck of a ship at sea.

The first phase of a SpaceX Falcon 9 -rocket rests on the deck of a drone ship shortly after the launch of 21 Starlink -Internet -Satellites for Circuits from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on January 27, 2025. (Image Credit: SpaceX)

Today’s aircraft was the 20th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX Mission Description. Eleven of its 20 flights have been Starlink missions.