SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California (video)
SpaceX's latest launch from California adds 24 more Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.
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📍 How it ended
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission successfully placed 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
Epilogue added 7d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
SpaceX has launched 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit using a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch also included a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-179 mission.
Coverage from Santa Ynez Valley News, KMPH, Noozhawk, KSBY News, Spaceflight Now and Space emphasizes the successful deployment of both the Starlink satellites and the NROL-179 payload. The launch marks another milestone in SpaceX's ongoing efforts to expand its Starlink constellation.
Coverage does not yet specify the exact timing of the launch or additional details about the NROL-179 mission. Watch for updates on the operational status of the newly launched Starlink satellites and further details on the NROL-179 mission as they become available.
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Quick answers
What was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base?
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 Starlink satellites and a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-179 mission.
Which outlets are covering the launch?
Coverage is provided by Santa Ynez Valley News, KMPH, Noozhawk, KSBY News, Spaceflight Now and Space.
What is the significance of this launch?
The launch adds to SpaceX's growing Starlink constellation, which aims to provide global internet coverage.
Coverage (9)
- SpaceX rocket launch set for nighttime. What Arizonans need to know azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic · 23d ago
- SpaceX plans another June rocket launch. Where to watch in California Ventura County Star · 23d ago
- SpaceX launches intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office Spaceflight Now · 23d ago
- NRO launches NROL-179 mission from Vandenberg aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Santa Ynez Valley News · 23d ago
- Rocket launches are set to skyrocket soon at Vandenberg SFB KMPH · 23d ago
- SpaceX Successfully Puts Spy Satellite Agency’s Payload in Orbit with Vandenberg Launch Noozhawk · 23d ago
- UPDATE: SpaceX rocket launches Sunday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base KSBY News · 23d ago
- SpaceX to launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 23d ago
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California (video) Space · 23d ago
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