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LaunchApr 30, 2026Launch location: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
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Update April 29, 11:17 p.m. EDT (0317 UTC): SpaceX landed its booster.

Following a successful Falcon Heavy launch from Florida on Wednesday morning, SpaceX rounded out the day by launching a Falcon 9 rocket from California.

The Starlink 17-36 mission will add another 24 broadband internet satellites to the company's massive low Earth orbit constellation. LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1093-13 launches Starlink Group 17-36 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg. https://t. co/Rvjy9L3QxV https://t. co/8X04Y9ccG0.

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