SpaceX flies 24 Starlink satellites on its 100th Falcon 9 Rocket Launch of 2025 – SpaceFlight Now
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SpaceX launched its 100th Falcon 9 rocket from the year on Monday morning. The flight of Vandenberg Space Force Base transported another batch of V2 satellites optimized on the starred bond in low terrestrial orbit.
The Starlink 17-5 mission was also the 72nd launch of SPACEX STARLINK satellites so far in 2025. It brings the total number of StarLink Orbity satellites in 2025 to 1,786.
The takeoff of the Vandenberg PAD 4th PAD occurred at 9:26 a.m. PDT (12:26 p.m. EDT / 1626 UTC) with the flying rocket on a southern trajectory.
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SpaceX used the Falcon 9 First Stage Booster 1088 to launch this mission, which marked its ninth trip to space. Its previous missions include NROL-126, NROL-57 and the Mission Spherex / Punch Ride Share de NASA.
Almost 8.5 minutes after takeoff, B1088 landed on Dronesto Spacex, “of course, I still love you”, finishing the 145th Booster Landing on this ship and the 489th Booster Landing to date.
The deployment of the 24 satellites should occur a little more than an hour after the flight. A burn of desire will eliminate the second stage of the rocket in the Pacific Ocean, east of New Zealand.
