SpaceX launches Starlink satellites to orbit on 70th Falcon 9 flight of the year (photos)
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On the left, the first phase of the Spacex Falcon 9 missile returns to the ground shortly after the launch of the 26th of the company’s Starlink’s satellite on June 8, 2025. Credit: Spacex
The year has not ended yet, and SpaceX already contains 70 tropical tasks in books.
A Falcon 9 A 26 -covered missile SpacexIndustrial satellites have been raised from the wide range of wide range from California Vandinburg satellite base On Sunday (June 8) at 10:20 am EST (1420 GMT; 7:20 am local California time).
The launch of the Spacex 70th Falcon 9 for 2025 was allocated to the fifty -two of these trips to build Starlink Megacons Company in Low Earth orbit (Leo), the largest network of satellites ever.
The first phase of Falcon 9 is on the surface of the drone, shortly after the launch of the 26 STARLINK SATL on June 8. | Credit: Spacex
About 8.5 minutes after take off, the first stage of Falcon 9 fell on Spacex Of course I still love you Droneship, who was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the seventh launch and landing of this particular supporter, according to Description of Spacex’s mission.
The upper stage of the missile continued to carry the 26 Starlink satellites to Leo, Publish it as planned About an hour after take off. The newly launched spacecraft will now maneuver their way to join Megaconstellation, which consists of Almost 7,700 operating satellites (And count).
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SPACEX has certainly been occupied in 2025, but it still launches 100 of its goal: The company’s representatives said they aim to do so 170 tropical tasks fly this year.
The 70 -year toll does not include the three missions of Spacex’s Starlink Megarocting that occurred in 2025. Don Offort tests were lifted in January, March and late May.