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SpaceX is on track for record-setting Starlink deployments

Another 29 Starlink satellites were deployed last night. | Image: SpaceX

SpaceX is currently ahead of last year’s record-setting pace for Starlink satellite deployments. SpaceX launched 1,589 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the first half of 2026, according to launch data compiled by Jonathan McDowell’s satellite tracker, compared to 1,489 satellites deployed at the same point in 2025.

2025 was already a record year for SpaceX, with the company deploying 3,180 Starlink satellites in total. SpaceX has launched over 12,400 Starlink satellites since the constellation’s inception, with nearly 11,000 still functioning.

To put these numbers into perspective, Amazon’s fledgling Leo service has only deploye …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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