When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX continues to extend its rocket-reuse record. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct to cell capabilities, launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today (Jan. 10) at 2:11 p.m. EST (1911 GMT). It was the 25th mission for the rocket's first stage, setting a new mark for the company. Fourteen of those flights have been Starlink missions, according to a SpaceX mission description. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida on Jan. 10, 2025. It was the 25th liftoff for the rocket’s first stage, a new record for the company. (Image credit: SpaceX) The first stage came back to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff today as planned. It touched down in the Atlantic Ocean, on the SpaceX drone ship "Just Read the Instructions." The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued carrying the Starlink spacecraft to low Earth orbit. It's scheduled to deploy them about 65 minutes after liftoff.