{"id":124065,"date":"2025-09-06T21:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T21:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/124065\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T21:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T21:46:07","slug":"spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites-from-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/124065\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California"},"content":{"rendered":"

A SpaceX Falcon 9<\/a> rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites soared into the blue sky over California on Saturday (Sept. 6) after emerging 20 seconds into its flight from a fog layer typical of its launch site.<\/p>\n

The booster lifted off at 2:06 p.m. EDT (1806 GMT or 11:06 a.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base<\/a>. The blue sky gave way to the blackness of space about 8 minutes and 4o seconds after leaving the ground.<\/p>\n

The 24 Starlink internet broadband satellites (Group 17-2<\/a>) were on course to be deployed into low Earth orbit about 53 minutes later.<\/p>\n

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The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on landing legs atop a droneship in the Pacific Ocean, following a successful launch of 24 Starlink satellites on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n

For the 20th time, the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage (booster 1075) successfully returned to a touchdown on its four landing legs atop a sea-based platform. The “Of Course I Still Love You<\/a>” droneship was positioned in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

The flight expanded SpaceX<\/a>‘s megaconstellation designed to provide internet service to areas around the globe where connectivity is otherwise unavailable. Saturday’s 24 satellites added to the almost 9,000 units that comprise the network.<\/p>\n

The mission was the 112th Falcon 9 launch of the year and 530th since 2010.<\/p>\n

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