{"id":13621,"date":"2025-07-16T07:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/13621\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T07:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:20:03","slug":"spacex-launches-26-starlink-satellites-into-low-earth-orbit-from-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/13621\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX sent 26 more Starlink<\/a> satellites into low Earth orbit on Tuesday (July 15), after a launch from southern California.<\/p>\n

A Falcon 9<\/a> rocket lifted off at 7:05 p.m. PDT (10:05 p.m. EDT or 0205 GMT July 18), escaping the fog and cloud cover blanketing Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base.<\/p>\n

The satellites (Group 15-2, according to SpaceX’s website<\/a>) entered orbit about eight and a half minutes later and were on track to be deployed after a second burn of the Falcon’s upper stage about an hour into the mission.<\/p>\n

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The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands vertically atop a droneship in the Pacific Ocean on July 15, 2025. (Image credit: SpaceX)<\/p>\n

The rocket’s first stage, having flown to space and back, made a successful landing on the droneship “Of Course I Still Love You” in the Pacific Ocean. The stage, referred to by SpaceX<\/a> by its serial number, B1093, last flew in June on the third of what is now its four total Starlink flights.<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s launch added to SpaceX’s megaconstellation, which numbers more than 7,950 active Starlink satellites. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has approved SpaceX to launch a total of 12,000 units, though the company seeks to launch upwards of 30,000 additional spacecraft.<\/p>\n

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