SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Sept. 20), sending the spacecraft aloft from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

SpaceX launched 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 equipped with Direct to Cell technology, into low-earth orbit on Friday, Sept. 20, from Space Launch Complex 4 East. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 6:50 a.

Riding atop a fuel cell filled with a million pounds of liquid kerosene, SpaceX launched 21 Starlink communications satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 6:45 p.

Update by the edhat staff The SpaceX launch was successful at 6:45 p.m. Thursday. The Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

A SpaceX rocket carrying the 7,001st Starlink internet satellite launched into orbit from Florida today (Sept. 5), then aced its landing at sea.

Elon Musk 's company SpaceX has now become the dominant force in space. The tech billionaire controls nearly two-thirds of all active satellites orbiting Earth, thanks to the rapid growth of his Starlink satellite network.

The Falcon 9 rocket is slated to lift off at exactly 7:20 a.m. from the SLC-4E launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission, dubbed Starlink 9-17, marks another significant step in SpaceX’s efforts to expand its satellite internet connectivity.

European Space Agency (ESA) is working with SpaceX to deliver 2 Galileo satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

European Space Agency (ESA) is working with SpaceX to deliver 2 Galileo satellites via Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station