SpaceX launches Starlink from Vandenberg; eighth-flight booster lands as 24 V2 Mini sats deploy
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into a ~168 x 160 mile orbit; the first stage, flying for the eighth time, landed on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ about 380 miles downrange in the Pacific. The Starlink 17-51 mission was the seventh of eight Falcon 9 launches this month from Vandenberg, underscoring the West Coast pad’s heavy workload as Starship prep continues in Florida and Cape Canaveral posts multiple July flights.
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