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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites including 13 Direct to Cell from Florida (January 27 2025)

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Lifting Off from from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida

On Monday, January 27, 2025, SpaceX launched a new Falcon 9 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with a payload of 21 Starlink satellites.

The rocket was lifted off at 5:05 p.m. ET and the weather supported this mission. Aside from communication satellites, the payload included 13 Direct to cell sats.

After cutting off the second stage, the first stage landed on a droneship. SpaceX continues to increase the overall reusability for the first stage and the latest mission marks the 20th successful flight for the booster. Moreover, this flight was the 12th overall Falcon mission for 2025.

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Florida on January 27, 2025

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The first stage previously supported:

  • CRS-26,
  • SXM-9,
  • OneWeb Launch 16,
  • Intelsat IS-40e,
  • 03B mPOWER,
  • Ovzon 3,
  • Eutelsat 36D,
  • Turksat 6A,
  • Maxar 2,
  • and 11 Starlink missions

You can watch the full SpaceX Falcon 9 mission from January 27, 2025, on X account here.

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Mel Trivalo is a senior author at EONMSK.com, he began his early career in electronics in 2021 and turned his attention towards Space and Rocket Science. Mel likes to explore new technologies and swings baseball to run through creative thoughts.