{"id":280002,"date":"2026-02-12T06:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/280002\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:31:12","slug":"spacex-falcon-9-deploys-24-starlink-satellites-after-california-launch-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/280002\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Falcon 9 deploys 24 Starlink satellites after California launch (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the third time this month and 12th time since the start of the year, SpaceX has expanded its Starlink network with a new batch of low Earth orbit satellites.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday (Feb. 11), the commercial spaceflight company sent 24 more of its broadband internet relay units into space. The launch, on a Falcon 9<\/a> rocket, began at 12:11 p.m. EST (1711 GMT or 9:11 a.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base<\/a> in California.<\/p>\n

About an hour later, SpaceX<\/a> confirmed the latest additions (Group 17-34<\/a>) to its 9,600+ megaconstellation had been successfully deployed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n

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The flight’s first-stage booster, B1100, performed as expected. It completed its third launch with a propulsive landing on the droneship “Of Course I Still Love You” positioned in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

The Starlink service offers access to internet where connectively is sparse or nonexistent. It also powers direct cell-to-satellite calls on select providers and in-flight wifi on some airlines, including United, which advertised the offering during this past Sunday’s Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n

Editor’s note: The original version of this story reported that today’s launch lofted 25 Starlink satellites. The correct number is 24, according to SpaceX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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