SpaceX sends 22 Starlink satellites into orbit from West Coast
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NASA’s PACE mission to study ocean health, air quality and the effects of a changing climate for the benefit of humanity launched successfully from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Feb. 8.
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched 22 Starlink satellites into orbit Friday evening.
The Elon Musk-owned spacecraft contractor broadcasted on X the successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket at about 4:34 p.m. PST from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster had a short flight -- detaching just two minutes after launch -- and landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean at 4:42 p.m. The satellites reached low-Earth orbit at 4:43 p.m.
The 22 Starlink satellites added to SpaceX's growing constellation of more than 5,000 orbitals providing high-speed, low-latency Internet across the globe.
This was the Falcon 9's 14th flight, which follows seven previous Starlink missions.
In this image made from video provided by NASA, a SpaceX rocket carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. (NASA via AP)
