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SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites, Total Surpasses 8,100

8/23/2025

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SpaceX Launches Satellites

SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on August 22, 2025.
The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage landed successfully on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" after its 17th flight.
This mission increases the total to over 8,100 operational Starlink satellites, with 102 Falcon 9 missions in 2025.
A Starship rocket launch is scheduled for August 24, 2025.

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X-37B Tests Technologies

The X-37B space plane launched on August 21, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center for its eighth mission.
The mission tests advanced laser communications and a quantum inertial sensor for navigation without GPS.
The Space Force highlights the significance of these technologies for national security and space exploration.
The duration of the OTV-8 mission is undisclosed, preserving program secrecy.

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SpaceX Launches Satellites

SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on August 22, 2025.
The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage landed successfully on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" after its 17th flight.
This mission increases the total to over 8,100 operational Starlink satellites, with 102 Falcon 9 missions in 2025.
A Starship rocket launch is scheduled for August 24, 2025.

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