Key Takeaways
- SpaceX added 48 more Starlink satellites to its broadband constellation.
- The launch used a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
- Starlink aims to bring high‑speed internet to remote and underserved regions.
Los Angeles: US private space company SpaceX launched 48 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 12:29 p.m. Pacific Time from the Space Launch Complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Soon after the launch, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Starlink will deliver high-speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable, according to SpaceX.
