Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Elon Musk's SpaceX launched 28 more satellites into low-Earth orbit on Sunday as the company continues to build out its constellation.
The satellites were launched by a Falcon 9 rocket at 7:49 a.m. local time from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the company said in a statement.
After separation, the rocket's first stage booster, numbered B1077, returned to Earth and landed on a barge called Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
The launch marked the 23rd flight for this first-stage booster, highlighting SpaceX's strategy of driving down costs by reusing hardware rather than discarding it after a single use.
Falcon 9 launches 28 @Starlink satellites to orbit from pad 40 in Florida pic.twitter.com/v51gKrpHEf— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 31, 2025
