SpaceX launches 24 more Starlink satellites from California

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 31, adding to a constellation that now numbers more than 10,800 spacecraft.

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August 3, 2026

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SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 31, deploying them into low Earth orbit 61.5 minutes after liftoff. The Starlink constellation now comprises more than 10,800 spacecraft.

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SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites on July 31
Satellites deployed 61.5 minutes after liftoff
Starlink constellation now exceeds 10,800 spacecraft

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SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites on Friday, July 31, with a Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:08 p.m. EDT. The 24 broadband satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit 61.5 minutes after liftoff, the company confirmed on X.

The latest addition brings the Starlink megaconstellation to more than 10,800 active spacecraft in low Earth orbit, making it the largest satellite network ever assembled.