Cape Canaveral, Florida — September 3, 2025 — SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Wednesday morning aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff occurred at 7:56 a.m. EDT (1156 UTC) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 40.
This mission, designated Starlink 10-22, marked SpaceX’s 110th Falcon 9 launch of the year . The first-stage booster, B1083, soared for its 14th flight, reinforcing its reputation as one of the workhorses in SpaceX’s reusable fleet .
Approximately 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the first stage landed flawlessly on the droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas”, positioned in the Atlantic Ocean . The Starlink satellites were deployed about one hour after launch, joining the growing megaconstellation providing global broadband coverage .
This launch came just hours after SpaceX sent another batch of 24 Starlink satellites from California, bringing the weekend’s deployment total to 52 satellites . The company’s Starlink constellation now boasts more than 8,100 operational satellites in low Earth orbit.
Mission Highlights
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Launch Date & Time | September 3, 2025 at 7:56 a.m. EDT (1156 UTC) |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, LC-40 |
| Mission Designation | Starlink 10-22 |
| Payload | 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites |
| Booster | B1083 (14th flight) |
| Booster Recovery | Landed on droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” |
| Deployment Time | ~1 hour after launch |
| 2025 Launch Count | 110 Falcon 9 launches to date |
| Starlink Total | Over 8,100 satellites operational in orbit |
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