When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast today (Jan. 24). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today, at 9:07 a.m. EST (1407 GMT; 6:07 a.m. local time). The Falcon 9's first stage booster returned to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff, touching down in the Pacific Ocean on the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You" to mark SpaceX's 401st successful recovery of an orbital-class booster. A SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage booster lands on the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You" after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 24, 2025. (Image credit: SpaceX) Today's flight was the 23rd launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Fourteen of its 22 flights to date have been Starlink missions. You may like