{"id":776603,"date":"2026-07-03T00:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/776603\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T00:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:30:07","slug":"spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-24-starlink-satellites-from-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/776603\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX grew its Starlink network by 24 more satellites on Wednesday evening (July 1) with a launch from California.<\/p>\n

A Falcon 9<\/a> rocket carrying the two dozen new relay spacecraft (Group 17-46<\/a>) lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base<\/a> at 10:58 p.m. EDT (0258 GMT on July 2 or 7:58 p.m. PDT local time). About an hour later, SpaceX<\/a> confirmed the satellites were successfully deployed<\/a> in low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n

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The Falcon 9’s first stage (Booster 1100) completed its seventh flight to space and back, landing on the drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” positioned in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

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SpaceX’s Starlink megaconstellation now totals more than 10,700 active satellites, according to tracker Jonathan McDowell<\/a>. The service supports connectively around the globe, as well as in-flight and direct-to-cell services.<\/p>\n

Wednesday’s launch was SpaceX’s 79th Falcon 9 launch of the year.<\/p>\n

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