SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with 20 Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base: San Diego Residents Witness Spectacular Sight

Bakersfield, Calif., California United States of America
Falcon 9 carried 13 Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities.
Falcon 9 landed on 'Of Course I Still Love You' droneship in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX confirmed launch through website and local news outlets. Starlink megaconstellation now has over 6,000 operational satellites.
SpaceX launched Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 18, 2024.
The launch marked the fifth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission.
SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with 20 Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base: San Diego Residents Witness Spectacular Sight

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 18, 2024. The launch was seen throughout Southern California, including in cities such as San Diego, Kearny Mesa, La Mesa, Carlsbad, Point Loma, Ocean Beach and Chula Vista. Falcon 9 carried 13 Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities.

The launch marked the fifth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission. After stage separation, Falcon 9 landed on 'Of Course I Still Love You' droneship in the Pacific Ocean.

SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit earlier that day, with confirmation of first-stage separation and the booster returning to Earth for a landing on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific Ocean.

The launch was confirmed by multiple sources, including SpaceX's website and local news outlets. The satellites will join over 6,000 operational satellites in the Starlink megaconstellation.

Despite some reports of unfavorable weather at the launch site in Florida causing a stand down for another mission, this launch proceeded as planned.


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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California

Space.com Mike Wall Wednesday, 19 June 2024 04:16
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    • SpaceX launched 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on June 18, 2024.
    • The new batch of 20 satellites will join over 6,000 operational satellites in the Starlink megaconstellation.
    • SpaceX averages one launch every 2.8 days in 2024.
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    • ]SpaceX launched 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on June 18, 2024.[
    • Falcon 9 carried 13 Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities.
    • The launch was seen throughout San Diego County in cities such as Kearny Mesa, La Mesa, Carlsbad, Point Loma, Ocean Beach and Chula Vista.
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SpaceX launch seen throughout San Diego area

Fox San Diego News Channel (KSWB-TV) Domenick Candelieri Wednesday, 19 June 2024 04:57
  • Unique Points
    • SpaceX launched Falcon 9 carrying 20 Starlink satellites on Tuesday at 8:40 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Station.
    • The launch was seen throughout San Diego County in cities such as Kearny Mesa, La Mesa, Carlsbad, Point Loma, Ocean Beach and Chula Vista.
    • Falcon 9 carried 13 Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities.
    • This was the fifth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission.
    • Falcon 9 landed on 'Of Course I Still Love You' droneship in the Pacific Ocean following stage separation.
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KGET TV 17 Jose Franco Wednesday, 19 June 2024 04:37
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    • Residents in Bakersfield and surrounding areas were able to see a bright streak in the sky before it got dark
    • SpaceX confirmed that the Falcon 9 first stage landed back on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship after launch
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SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit

Yahoo News US Darryl Coote Wednesday, 19 June 2024 09:58
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    • SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on June 18, at 8:40 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
    • First-stage separation was confirmed after launch, with the booster returning to Earth and landing on the Of Course I Still Love you droneship in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Accuracy
    • ]SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on June 18, at 8:40 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.[
    • The launch was seen throughout San Diego County in cities such as Kearny Mesa, La Mesa, Carlsbad, Point Loma, Ocean Beach and Chula Vista.[
    • Falcon 9 carried 13 Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities.
  • Deception (100%)
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  • Fallacies (100%)
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