{"id":78159,"date":"2025-08-18T19:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/78159\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T19:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:35:08","slug":"spacex-sends-24-starlink-satellites-into-orbit-on-100th-falcon-9-launch-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/78159\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit today (Aug. 18), atop a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.<\/p>\n

The launch, at 12:26 p.m. EDT (1626 GMT or 9:26 a.m. PDT local time) on Monday marked the company’s 100th Falcon 9<\/a> flight of 2025. It was SpaceX’s 103rd mission overall for the year, including three suborbital test flights of Starship<\/a>, the rocket being developed to land humans on the moon and Mars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Monday’s Falcon 9 mission reached its preliminary orbit about 9 minutes after leaving Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg and was on track to deploy the 24 Starlink satellites (Group 17-5<\/a>) approximately 50 minutes later.<\/p>\n

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The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on its four landing legs after touching down on the drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n

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This launch marked the ninth flight for the Falcon 9’s first stage (Booster 1088). It successfully landed again on the drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

With the 24 new satellites, SpaceX<\/a>‘s Starlink megaconstellation now totals more than 8,100 active units, providing global coverage for the company’s clients. In total, over 9,400 Starlink satellites<\/a> have been launched since 2018.<\/p>\n

Monday’s launch was SpaceX’s 528th completed mission, 489th landing and 454th reflight of a Falcon 9 first stage.<\/p>\n

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