A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

The Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and was seen traveling eastward across the skies of Eastern Carolina early Saturday morning, with viewers sending in pictures from several counties.

The launch takes place on a milestone date, marking 20 years since the STS-114 space shuttle mission took off from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39B. The launch of Discovery on the STS-114 mission on July 26, 2005, marked the return to flight for the space shuttle after the Columbia tragedy investigation.