# SpaceX is on track for record-setting Starlink deployments

> 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…

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/news/963196/spacex-is-on-track-for-record-setting-starlink-deployments?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4f9593256b604227c7e621)
- **Published:** 2026-07-09
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #spacex #record #starlink #deployments #setting #satellites #track #ahead
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