SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit in wake of Starship test flight (video)
SpaceX successfully launched 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit using a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission follows a recent Starship test flight and contributes to the growing constellation of broadband internet satellites.
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The rapid expansion of the Starlink network is central to global satellite internet connectivity and SpaceX's ongoing launch cadence.
Launches & Spacecraft SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit in wake of Starship test flight (video) News By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 28 July 2026 Liftoff occurred at 11:51 a.m. ET on Saturday (July 25).
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Click for next article Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter SpaceX launched 24 more satellites for its Starlink network on Saturday (July 25), a day after demonstrating it could do the same on its next-gen rocket.
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