{"id":587350,"date":"2026-08-08T20:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/587350\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:48:10","slug":"spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-california-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/587350\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 8) from California’s scenic central coast.<\/p>\n

A Falcon 9<\/a> rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base<\/a> today at 12:35 p.m. EDT (1635 GMT; 9:35 a.m. local time), carrying 24 of the internet-beaming spacecraft to low Earth orbit<\/a> (LEO).<\/p>\n

The rocket’s first stage returned to Earth<\/a> as planned about 8.5 minutes later, landing in the Pacific Ocean atop the SpaceX<\/a> droneship “Of Course I Still Love You.” It was the 16th flight for this particular booster, which is designated B1093.<\/p>\n

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink internet satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Aug. 8, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n

B1093’s most recent flight before today was on July 14<\/a>, when it launched 27 Starlink satellites to LEO from Vandenberg.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the Falcon 9’s upper stage continued carrying the 24 Starlink satellites toward LEO today, deploying them about 61 minutes after liftoff as planned.<\/p>\n

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Previous Booster B1093 launches<\/p>\n

Today’s launch was the 92nd Falcon 9 liftoff of 2026, and the 71st of the year devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation.<\/p>\n

Starlink, by far the largest orbiting network ever assembled, currently consists of more than 10,900 active satellites<\/a> \u2014 and it’s growing all the time.<\/p>\n

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