SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video, photos)
A new batch of SpaceX Starlink satellites are now in orbit after a successful launch from California on Monday (Feb. 10). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the 23 broadband spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:09 p.m. EST (6:09 p.m. local California time; 0209 GMT on Feb. 11).
SpaceX set to launch 21 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard Falcon 9 rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX is planning to launch 21 Starlink satellites into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday. Liftoff for the launch is currently targeted for 1:53 p.m. Feb. 11 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California
SpaceX launched a new round of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Monday evening from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX launches 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit (video, photos)
As that description notes, the WorldView Legion spacecraft are capable of resolving features as small as 12 inches (30 centimeters) on Earth's surface. SpaceX also launched the first four members of the constellation, sending WorldView Legion 1 and 2 up in May 2024 and lofting WorldView Legion 3 and 4 in August that same year.
SpaceX launch lights up Southern California skies
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch lit up the skies over Southern California Monday night as it made its way into low-earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. The first stage booster,
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