About nine minutes later, the rocket’s second stage reached low Earth orbit<\/a>. After a coast and second engine burn, the Starlink satellites (Group 11-15<\/a>) were set to be deployed an hour after leaving the ground.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n \n The first stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on its four deployable landing legs after making a propulsive touchdown the droneship “Of Course I Still Love You” positioned in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n Previous Booster 1088 missions<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To plan, the Falcon 9’s first stage (B1088) completed its 12th flight, making a propulsive landing on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n SpaceX<\/a>‘s Starlink constellation, which now totals more than 9,100 operational satellites<\/a>, provides internet access to areas around the world where other means of connecting are either sparse non existent. The service also supports wifi on commercial airliners and cell-to-satellite connections for mobile providers.<\/p>\n Sunday’s launch from Vandenberg was SpaceX’s 115th Starlink launch and 157th Falcon 9 flight of the year,<\/p>\n![\"a](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bg3auoXxB2EA3DLFWrruKn.jpg\")
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