SpaceX to Launch 24 Starlink Satellites on 34th-Flown Falcon 9 From Vandenberg
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Updated · Spaceflight Now · Jun 11
SpaceX to Launch 24 Starlink Satellites on 34th-Flown Falcon 9 From Vandenberg
3 articles · Updated · Spaceflight Now · Jun 11
Summary
Liftoff for the Starlink 17-44 mission is set for 8:05:59 a.m. PDT Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, sending 24 broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.
The launch will expand a Starlink network that already has more than 10,500 satellites in orbit, with the Falcon 9 flying a south-southwesterly path after clearing the pad.
Booster B1071 is making its 34th flight after prior national security, rideshare and Starlink missions, underscoring SpaceX’s heavy reuse cadence.
About 8.5 minutes after launch, the first stage is scheduled to land on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific—potentially the vessel’s 202nd recovery and SpaceX’s 622nd booster landing.