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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 22 Starlink Satellites from West Coast

Spaceflight Now reports, “A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the West Coast with another batch of 22 Starlink satellites at 8:11 p.m. PST Thursday (11:11 p.m. EST / 0411 UTC).” The Starlink 7-15 mission launched from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.  The article notes that the first stage booster, tail number 1061, “was making its 19th flight, which ties the record previously set by booster 1058 before it was lost during recovery operations following a successful launch and landing.”
Full Story (Spaceflight Now)

 

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 22 Starlink Satellites from West Coast
(VideoFromSpace; YouTube)

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 27 Starlink Satellites from West Coast

Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX closed out May with its 16th Falcon 9 launch of the month. The Saturday afternoon launch from the company’s West Coast launch pad carried 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to a low Earth orbit. Liftoff of the Starlink 11-18 mission from a foggy Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 1:10 p.m. PDT (4:10 p.m. EDT, 2010 UTC).”
Full Story (Spaceflight Now)



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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from California, June 1, 2025 (Launch at 30:15 mark)
(Spaceflight Now; YouTube)