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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral; second Falcon 9 lifted from California

SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:59 a.m. EST on Feb. 16, following a separate Falcon 9 launch from California two days earlier; the booster landed on a droneship despite challenging weather, continuing rapid constellation expansion.

Discovered 2026-02-15T11:30:53.324386-08:00 | 2026-02-15T11:30:53.324386-08:00

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  • Deploys 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Feb. 16 and follows a Falcon 9 launch from California two days earlier (8:59 p.m. EST Feb. 14 and 2:59 a.m. EST Feb. 16), reinforcing SpaceX's sustained high‑cadence Starlink buildout (context on recent high‑cadence activity).

  • First‑stage booster recovered to the droneship despite adverse weather, underscoring continued operational reliability of reusable Falcon 9s and the routine nature of rapid rideshare/constellation missions (context on recent double‑launch scheduling and booster milestones).

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2026-02-15T11:30:53.324386-08:00
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