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.

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.

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.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday cleared SpaceX to launch while the investigation into Wednesday morning's booster landing mishap continues. SpaceX is set to jump right back into the launch routine with a Starlink launch in the early hours of Saturday from Space Launch Complex 40.

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

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.