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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX launches Starlink 6-88 from Cape Canaveral, deploying 29 satellites in first mission since Dec. 17 anomaly

SpaceX launched the Starlink 6-88 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:48 a.m. EST on Jan. 4, 2026, aboard an updated Falcon 9, deploying 29 Starlink satellites. It was the company's first Starlink flight since a satellite was knocked out of service on Dec. 17.

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