SpaceX launched 24 extra of its Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Sunday (June 28), persevering with to increase its broadband web relay community.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the brand new batch (Group 17-40) launched from Area Launch Complicated 4 East at Vandenberg Area Drive Base in California. Liftoff befell at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT or 9:09 a.m. PDT native time).
The Starlink satellites reached orbit about 9 minutes after leaving the bottom and have been on observe to be deployed by the Falcon 9 higher stage about an hour later.
Earlier Booster B1088 missions
The rocket’s first stage (Booster 1088) accomplished its seventeenth flight, touching down on the autonomous droneship “Of Course I Nonetheless Love You” positioned within the Pacific Ocean.
The 24 satellites elevated the entire variety of lively relays within the Starlink community to greater than 10,700, based on tracker Jonathan McDowell. The Starlink service gives entry to the web to individuals world wide, as properly to in-flight wifi and cell-to-satellite service suppliers.
Sunday’s launch was SpaceX’s seventy fifth Falcon 9 mission in 2026.
