Blastoff! SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites to complete doubleheader, nails landing
Description
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 20 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 18, 2024 at 12:53 a.m. EST (0553 GMT; 9:53 p.m. local California time on Nov. 17). Full Story: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launching-20-starlink-satellites-from-california-november-2024
The Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth as planned about eight minutes after liftoff, landing on the SpaceX droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean.
It was the second launch in about 7.5 hours for SpaceX, a Falcon 9 launched the Optus-X satellite from Florida at 5:28 p.m. EST (2128 GMT).. See it here: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launching-telecom-satellite-from-florida-today
Credit: SpaceX
