Falcon 9 SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center January 21, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith The mission is the first that will populate the 13th group of Starlink satellites in SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center happened at 12:24 a.m. EST (0524 UTC).