SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites on Second Flight in 24 Hours

Early Sunday morning, SpaceX successfully launched 24 additional Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, marking their second launch within a day aimed at expanding their satellite constellation.

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 12:31 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This mission was notable as it was the 19th flight for the rocket’s first stage (B1075), which landed safely on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

Rocket engine flame during booster landing on ocean platform — The booster stage ignited its engines to land atop an ocean-based platform in the Pacific Ocean.

The upper stage of the rocket carried the Starlink satellites into orbit, successfully deploying them about an hour after launch. This recent mission brings the total count of active Starlink satellites to 8,032, according to satellite tracker data.

This launch was SpaceX’s 95th mission of 2025 and the 520th mission completed since the company’s founding in 2008.