SpaceX is scheduled to launch its latest round of Starlink satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

A 60-minute launch window will open at 4 p.m. SpaceX said Starship 7 is a “new generation” of its spacecraft that will test significant upgrades. Read: Wonders of space themed hotel to open next to Universal’s Epic Universe Some upgrades include the first payload deployment test,

The 21 satellites from the Starlink company, owned by SpaceX, will be heading to low-Earth orbit to join the thousands already there. And 13 of them have direct to cell capabilities, explained Starlink. Once deployed and in their orbit, they will provide internet service to many parts of Earth.

The uncrewed Starship spacecraft was apparently destroyed during its first flight launch of 2025 that blasted off from south Texas.

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk’s company said Starship broke apart — what it called a “rapid unscheduled disassembly.

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded just minutes into its seventh test flight, an unexpected setback after the Elon Musk-led company had made steady progress advancing the vehicle’s capabilities. This is amateur video taken on the Turks and Caicos islands that shows debris flying overhead.

While the Starship is lost, the mission's first-stage booster successfully returned to the launch tower, where it was caught by the tower's robotic arms.