{"id":802304,"date":"2026-07-14T23:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/802304\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T23:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:17:10","slug":"spacex-launches-flight-proven-rocket-for-600th-time-sending-starlink-satellites-to-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/802304\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX reached a milestone with its latest Starlink launch, sending the satellites into orbit on its 600th flight of a flight-proven booster.<\/p>\n

The sexacentennial launch came on the second of two Falcon 9<\/a> missions that lifted off less than eight hours apart overnight from Monday to Tuesday (July 13 to July 14). The first flight, with Starlink batch 15-14<\/a>, launched at 9:28 p.m. EDT (0128 GMT or 6:28 p.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base<\/a> in California.<\/p>\n

The second flight, with Starlink group 10-45<\/a>, followed at 5:10 a.m. EDT (0910 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station<\/a> in Florida.<\/p>\n

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 13, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n

Both launches successfully deployed their payloads \u2014 27 and 29 Starlink satellites, respectively \u2014 into their intended orbits, as confirmed by SpaceX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Previous Booster B0193 missions<\/p>\n

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Both flights also successfully recovered their Falcon 9 first stage boosters. B1093, launched from Florida, completed its 15th flight. B1080, launched from California, achieved its 28th mission. The record for a single Falcon 9 first stage’s re-flight stands at 36 launches<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The addition of 56 more Starlink satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation brought the total active number of broadband internet relay units to 10,839, according to tracker Jonathan McDowell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition to Tuesday’s launch being the 600th launch of a flight-proven Falcon 9 stage, SpaceX<\/a> now stands at 83 Falcon 9 missions this year to date.<\/p>\n

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