SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on final mission of the month from Vandenberg
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SpaceX launched its final Starlink mission of the month on June 28, 2026, sending 24 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit via a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Starlink 17-40 mission adds to a constellation that now exceeds 10,700 satellites in orbit, according to astronomer and orbital tracker Jonathan McDowell.
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· 3 pulledSpaceX flew its final Starlink mission of the month aboard a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday morning.
The Starlink 17-40 mission will add another 24 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX's low Earth orbit constellation.
The company has more than 10,700 satellites currently in obit in order to statistics tracked by astronomer and orbital tracker, Jonathan McDowell.
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