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SpaceX Launches 28 Starlink Satellites From Vandenberg as 2025 Tally Sets New Record

The reusable B1081 first stage landed on a droneship after its 19th flight.

Overview

  • Liftoff occurred at 7:20 a.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
  • About eight minutes after launch, the Falcon 9 first stage touched down on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific.
  • The Starlink 11-12 mission deployed 28 broadband satellites, adding to a constellation tracked at more than 8,700 currently in orbit.
  • Saturday’s California flight was reported as SpaceX’s 135th launch of 2025, surpassing the company’s prior annual record.
  • Another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral is targeted for Sunday morning, with booster B1077 aiming to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas after its 24th flight.