July 19 (UPI) — SpaceX launched 24 more Starlink satellites late Friday from California into low-Earth orbit.<\/p>\n
The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:52 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s pad 4 East.<\/p>\n
Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 @Starlink<\/a> satellites to orbit from California https:\/\/t.co\/LBEUcpxrDZ<\/a>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n About eight minutes later, Falcon 9’s first-stage booster successfully landed on “Of Course I Still Love You” stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the booster’s 14th mission, and 141st on this vessel and 477th of all droneships.<\/p>\n SpaceX has launched 88 Falcon 9 rockets this year and 516th overall in California and Florida.<\/p>\n The satellites were deployed into a polar orbit about one hour later.<\/p>\n Falcon 9 launches 24 @Starlink<\/a> satellites from California pic.twitter.com\/57IRErhmHN<\/a>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The Starlink network includes 7,965 active units launched since 2019, Space.com reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n The satellites provide broadband internet access and direct-to-cell service.<\/p>\n The next SpaceX flight from Florida is scheduled for 5:12 p.m. EDT Monday at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Complex 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the fifth pair of 03b mPower satellites to medium Earth orbit for Luxembourg-based SES.<\/p>\n