SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California’s central coast today (Jan. 24).
A Falcon Nine rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at nine:07 a. m. EST (2:07 p. m. GMT; 6:07 a. m. local time).
The first level of the Falcon 9 booster returned to Earth about 8 minutes after takeoff, touching down in the Pacific Ocean aboard the “Of Course I Still Love You” drone to mark the 401st successful recovery of a booster. orbital class.
Today’s flight is the number 23 and the landing of this specific propeller, according to a description of the Spacex project. Fourteen of its 22 flights to date have been Starlink projects.
The Falcon 9’s upper stage, meanwhile, will carry the 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, deploying them there about 64 minutes after liftoff.
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Today’s launch marked the eleventh Falcon Nine project of 2025 and the seventh Starlink project of the year.
Starlink is the largest satellite constellation ever assembled, and it grows all the time. The network ultimately includes more than 6,900 operational vessels, according to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell.
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