SpaceX launches 1,000th Starlink satellite of the year during Friday morning mission

SpaceX launched another batch of 26 Starlink satellites from California after sunrise Friday morning. With this mission, the company has now launched more than 1,000 of its broadband internet satellites this year. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-5 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:43 a.m. PDT (9:43 a.m. EDT, 1343 UTC). This was the 20th orbital launch from California this year. A wildfire on the base, north of the pad, which was contained after spreading across 27 acres, did not affect the launch. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - May 17)