SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites from California on Falcon 9 Written 2 July 2026
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 1, 2026, at 10:57 p.m. EDT (7:57 p.m. PDT). | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube; Framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports the Starlink 17-46 mission flew on the 77th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. “Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened 7:57 p.m. PDT (10:57 p.m. EDT / 0257 UTC). The rocket flew on a south-southwesterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base (Launch occurs at the 29:58 mark)
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