SpaceX launches 21 'data transport' satellites for US military (video, photos)

Starship isn't the only SpaceX rocket flying today.A Falcon 9 rocket launched from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (July 16), carrying 21 satellites for the U.S. military's advanced new "Tranche 1 Transport Layer" (T1TL) constellation to orbit.Liftoff took place at 4:32 p.m. EDT (2032 GMT; 1:32 p.m. local California time). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Third Tranche 1 Mission for the U.S. Space Development Agency from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 16, 2