SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX kicked off the back half of 2026 with a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base Wednesday night. The Starlink 17-46 mission added another 24 broadband internet satellites to the company’s low Earth orbit constellation that consists of more than 10,700 satellites. SpaceX launched nearly 1,600 satellites during the first half of 2026. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jul 3)