OREANDA-NEWS  The Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched another batch of 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, marking SpaceX's 12th launch in 2025. This is reported by the publication Spaceflight Now.

The spacecraft carrier launched from the US Space Force base at Cape Canaveral in Florida today, January 28, at 01:05 Moscow time.

The launch of the satellites as part of the Starlink 12-7 mission took about an hour. After separation from the second stage, the first made a successful soft landing on the A Shortfall of Gravitas platform in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the 20th flight of the reusable stage with tail number B1076.

Earlier, the publication noted that SpaceX could launch secret Starshield satellites as part of the Starlink 13-1 mission.