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Launches & Rockets

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on August 21, 2026

The mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after a previous attempt was halted.

Luisa Marconi
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SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 11:14 a.m. EDT on August 21, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [4]