SpaceX Deploys 24 Starlink Satellites, Pushing Constellation Past 10,600
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Updated · Space.com · Jun 11
SpaceX Deploys 24 Starlink Satellites, Pushing Constellation Past 10,600
3 articles · Updated · Space.com · Jun 11
Summary
24 Starlink satellites reached low Earth orbit after a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg at 1505 GMT, with SpaceX confirming deployment about an hour later.
The mission expanded Starlink's network to more than 10,600 satellites, extending SpaceX's near-continuous broadband buildout.
Booster B1071 completed its 34th flight and landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific, one mission short of tying the company's reuse record.
Thursday's launch was SpaceX's 67th Falcon 9 mission of 2026 and 660th completed mission since 2008, with another Starlink launch already targeted for Friday in Florida.