When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 9, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) SpaceX launched 20 Starlink internet satellites from California early Saturday morning (Nov. 9). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft — 13 of which had direct-to-cell capability — lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:14 a.m. EST (0514 GMT; 10:14 p.m. Nov. 8 local time). A first stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 9, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) According to plan, the Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth for a vertical touchdown on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You," which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 11th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. You may like