SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from California (photos)
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- Sep 25, 2024
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The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket comes down for a landing on a ship at sea on Sept. 25, 2024 (left) while the rocket's upper stage carries 20 Starlink internet satellites to orbit (right).
(Image credit: SpaceX)
SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Wednesday morning (Sept. 25).
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, on California's central coast, on Wednesday at 3:01 a.m. EDT (0701 GMT; 9:01 p.m. on Sept. 24 California time).
The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth 8.5 minutes after liftoff as planned, landing on the SpaceX drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean.
The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on the deck of a ship at sea after landing on Sept. 25, 2024.
(Image credit: SpaceX)
It was the 10th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description.
The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued powering its way to low Earth orbit, where it's scheduled to deploy the 20 satellites 60 minutes after liftoff. The newcomers will join the Starlink megaconstellation, which consists of more than 6,300 active spacecraft.
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