22 Starlink satellites are launched by SpaceX from California.
On Sunday, October 29, SpaceX launched the first of two
missions that day, sending 22 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from
California.
On Sunday at 5 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT; 2 a.m. local California time), a Falcon 9 rocket took off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. After launching, the first stage of
the Falcon 9 returned to Earth and made a vertical landing on the drone ship Of
Course I Still Love You, positioned in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 8.5
minutes after launch.The mission description states that this rocket's first
stage launch and landing was its eighth.
In contrast, it was planned for the 22 Starlink
satellites to separate from the upper stage of the Falcon 9 around 62.5 minutes
after liftoff.
For SpaceX, this Sunday morning's launch is the first of two planned. Additionally, the business
intends to launch 23 Starlink vehicles on Sunday at 7:45 p.m. EDT (2345 GMT)
from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
As seen by these two trips, the Starlink broadband megaconstellation is constantly expanding.
SpaceX is authorized to launch about 12,000 Starlink satellites, of which there
are presently 4,900 in low Earth orbit.