SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California, Florida over six hours
- On May 9 and 10, 2025, SpaceX conducted two separate Starlink satellite deployments, launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
- The launches followed multiple delays during the week, with SpaceX not disclosing reasons for these postponements.
- The first launch deployed 26 satellites using a Falcon 9 booster on its 14th flight, which landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean, while the second deployed 28 satellites on an 11th flight booster that landed in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Together, these missions added to SpaceX's Starlink network, which now includes more than 7,000 operational satellites providing high-speed internet worldwide except near the poles.
- These launches represent SpaceX’s continued high launch cadence in 2025, with 55 Falcon 9 flights conducted so far from both coasts and further missions planned.
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SpaceX planning overnight launch from Florida coast
SpaceX is set to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from the Space Coast early Monday morning, according to the space agency.The launch of the Falcon 9 carrying 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 12:06 a.m.Backup opportunities are available until 3:57 a.m., SpaceX said.[EXCLUSIVE: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s FREE) | PINIT! Share your photos] SpaceX…
SpaceX Rocket Delivers 26 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit From Vandenberg
After a several-day delay, a Falcon 9 rocket placed 26 Starlink satellites in orbit after lifting off Friday afternoon from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The two-stage rocket built by SpaceX blasted off at 5:19 p.m. from Space Launch Complex-4 on the South Base. About eight minutes later, the first-stage booster successfully landed on the droneship in the Pacific Ocean. More than one hour after liftoff, SpaceX confirmed that the 26 Starlink sate…
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