SpaceX launches next round of Internet satellites from California

SpaceX launches next round of Internet satellites from California

With patches of blue sky peeking through a mostly overcast sky, SpaceX launched 27 Starlink Internet satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9 Rocket, Booster Lands Safely

SpaceX has sent another batch of satellites into orbit. On April 3, a Falcon 9 rocket launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket lifted off at 9.02 p.m. Eastern Time and was followed by a successful landing of the first-stage booster on a drone ship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. This booster had already been used on four earlier flights. The satellites are expected to be deployed nearly an hour a…

SpaceX Launches 27 More Starlink Satellites, Boosting Megaconstellation Beyond 7,100

SpaceX added another 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on April 3 with a flawless Falcon 9 launch from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:02 p.m. ET. Just over eight minutes later, the rocket's first stage nailed a precision landing on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship in the Pacific—its fifth successful mission.SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites lifts off. Image source: SpaceXThis marks SpaceX’s 38th Falcon 9 …

SpaceX launched 27 new Starlink satellites into space today. The company said in a statement that the Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying the satellites into low Earth orbit. The first stage of the rocket successfully returned to Earth about eight minutes later, landing on a SpaceX drone stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Starlink is the largest constellation of satellites ever assembled, with approximate…

SpaceX changes Group 11-11 smallsats launch to Monday – SatNews

Example of Starlink satellites providing internet from space for students in rural New Mexico. SpaceX is now targeting Monday, April 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of Group 11-11 containing a batch of Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California from 2:35 PM – 7:06 PM PDT. The Falcon 9 first stage will attempt to land on ASDS Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) after its fl…

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California

SpaceX sent 27 of its Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit from California this evening (April 3).