{"id":840331,"date":"2026-08-01T12:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/840331\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:14:12","slug":"spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-california-photos-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/840331\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX has sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit.<\/p>\n

A Falcon 9<\/a> rocket carrying 24 of the broadband spacecraft lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base<\/a> on Friday (July 31) at 11:08 p.m. EDT (8:08 p.m. local time; 0308 GMT on Aug. 1).<\/p>\n

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The rocket’s first stage came back to Earth<\/a> as planned 8.5 minutes later, touching down in the Pacific Ocean atop the SpaceX<\/a> droneship “Of Course I Still Love You.” It was the 26th mission for this particular booster, which is designated B1081.<\/p>\n

Previous Booster B1081 launches<\/p>\n

The 24 Starlink satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit<\/a> (LEO) 61.5 minutes after liftoff as planned, SpaceX confirmed via X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They’re joining more than 10,800<\/a> other spacecraft in the Starlink megaconstellation, by far the largest satellite network ever assembled.<\/p>\n

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A batch of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites is seen high above Earth before deployment from their Falcon 9 rocket on July 31, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n

SpaceX has now launched 89 Falcon 9 missions in 2026, 69 of which have been dedicated Starlink flights.<\/p>\n

The company also has three other liftoffs under its belt this year \u2014 one launch of its powerful Falcon Heavy<\/a> vehicle and two test flights of Starship<\/a>, the fully reusable megarocket SpaceX is developing to help humanity settle the moon and Mars, among other tasks.<\/p>\n

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