The 28 broadband internet satellites (group 10-26<\/a>) were released into low Earth orbit about an hour into the flight.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n A time lapse photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n “Deployment of 28 Starlink satellites confirmed,” SpaceX confirmed<\/a> on the social media network X.<\/p>\n The launch is the first of two Starlink missions planned for the day. SpaceX<\/a> has scheduled a second launch with 24 satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 8:55 p.m. PDT local (11:55 p.m. EDT or 0355 GMT on July 27).<\/p>\n A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025. (Image credit: NASA)<\/p>\n As planned, the Falcon 9’s first stage separated from the upper stage at about 2 minutes into the ascent and then performed a propulsive return to Earth, firing one of its engines to land on “A Shortfall of Gravitas<\/a>,” an autonomous droneship stationed in the Atlantis Ocean. The booster (B1078) completed its 22nd flight.<\/p>\n The launch came two days after the Starlink network experienced a 2.5-hour outage, affecting customers across the globe. The problem was traced back to a “failure of key internal software services that operate the core network,” according to an update posted<\/a> to the Starlink account on the X social media network.<\/p>\n “The network issue has been resolved, and Starlink service has been restored. We understand how important connectivity is and apologize for the disruption,” SpaceX officials wrote.<\/p>\n![\"a](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BsxXf7j4FHfXZVXHNq8buH.jpg\")
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