A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex-40, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida, at 7:10 a.m. EDT (1110 GMT). This particular batch of Starlinks, Group 10-54, consisted of 28 broadband Starlink satellites, which were deployed in low-Earth orbit (LEO) about an hour later, SpaceX confirmed in a post on X.

The Redmond, Washington, facility is making 70 satellites per week. Its mini laser links, meanwhile, will allow third-party satellites and space stations to connect to the Starlink network.

SpaceX is rapidly scaling Starlink production, now manufacturing 70 satellites weekly at its Redmond facility. They've also developed mini lasers for

Starlink satellites launch weekly from Florida, but what are they exactly? Here's a look at SpaceX's Starlink satellites.

The rocket's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes later, touching down in the Pacific Ocean on the SpaceX drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You." It was the 17th launch and landing for this particular booster (designated B1081), according to a SpaceX mission description.

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Elon Musk hopes to use the rocket to put Starlink satellites into orbit, a major source of revenue for the company.