On 13 May at 1:02 a.m. EDT, SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket’s booster, B1067, flew for the 28th time—breaking its own reuse record. Just hours earlier, another Falcon 9 had launched 26 satellites from California, highlighting SpaceX’s rapid launch capability.

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• Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
• Launch took place from Kennedy Space Center, Florida
• Liftoff occurred at 1:02 a.m. EDT on 13 May
• Booster B1067 flew for 28th time, setting reuse record
• Previous record was 27 flights, set just a month earlier
• Booster landed safely on drone ship in Atlantic Ocean
• Satellites deployed around 65 minutes after launch
• Second Starlink launch in just a few hours
• Earlier launch from California carried 26 satellites
• Starlink network expansion continues rapidly