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SpaceX completes 25 record Falcon 9 booster reflights with latest Starlink mission

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Liftoff

On Friday, January 10, 2025, SpaceX launched a new Falcon 9 rocket to low-Earth orbit, completing record 25th reflights for the booster for the first time in SpaceX’s launch history. This mission launch carried a payload with 21 Starlink satellites including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.

The launch was conducted from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as soon as the first flight window opened.

The first stage used in his mission previously supported CRS-22, CRS-25, Crew-3, Crew-4, TelkomSat-113BT, Turksat-5B, Kooreasat-6A, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F2, Galileo L13, mPOWER-A, PSN MFS, and 14 Starlink missions including the latest.

Note – This was the fifth Falcon 9 mission of 2025.

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