November 22, 2024

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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from California (photos)

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from California (photos)

SpaceX launched 20 more Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities, from California early Wednesday morning (September 25).

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Spaceport, on California’s central coast, at 3:01 a.m. EDT (0701 GMT; 9:01 p.m. Sept. 24 California time) on Wednesday.

The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket returned to Earth 8.5 minutes after liftoff as planned, landing on SpaceX’s “Of Course I Still Love You” drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.

The first stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lands on a ship at sea after landing on Sept. 25, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX)

This was the 10th launch and landing of this particular booster rocket, according to SpaceX Mission Description.