SpaceX Surges to 1,000 Starlink Satellites in 2026 Launch from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX launched its 1,000th Starlink satellite of 2026 from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9, deploying 29 Starlink 10-24 satellites. It marked SpaceX’s 37th dedicated Starlink mission this year, bringing the total Starlink satellites launched in 2026 to 1,002. Liftoff occurred at 5:33:10 a.m. EDT, with payload deployment about an hour after launch, while the first-stage booster B1080 landed about 8.5 minutes later on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions — the 157th booster landing on that vessel and the 598th booster landing to date.