KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s launch of nearly 30 Starlink satellites on Thursday night will be the 100th mission that has taken off from Florida this year, breaking last year’s 93.

What You Need To Know • Last year’s record of 93 was already been broken with the Blue Origin launch of NASA’s Mars mission • There are now more than 9,000 Starlink satellites in orbit • Get more space coverage here ▶

SpaceX’s launch of nearly 30 Starlink satellites on Thursday night will be the 100th mission that has taken off from Florida this year, breaking last year’s 93.

Last year’s record of 93, which broke the previous year’s record of 74, was already been broken with the Blue Origin launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission last week . That was the 94th launch of the year.

On Thursday morning,

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