24-06-2026 19:00 via space.com

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink satellites from California's central coast on Wednesday night (June 24).A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. EDT (8:30 p.m. local time; 0330 GMT on June 25), carrying 24 of the broadband spacecraft to low Earth orbit (LEO).The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch as planned, touching down in the Pacific Ocean on the SpaceX drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You."
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