On Wednesday, July 30, American company SpaceX successfully launched another 28 Starlink internet satellites into space.

According to Space.com, the Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Florida launch site at 06:37 Kyiv time, carrying 28 satellites. Moments after launch, the first stage of the rocket landed on the company’s drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The second stage continued its journey to the designated orbit. Currently, there are over 8,050 active Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit (out of a total of 9,300 launched since 2018). This launch marked the 96th mission of SpaceX this year, with nearly all (except three) having been conducted using Falcon 9 rockets.

This week, the company plans to carry out two more launches: another Starlink mission from California and the “Crew-11” mission with astronauts to the International Space Station from the Florida launch site.