SpaceX doubleheader: Spy satellites launched in California, then Starlink ones in Florida
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2025
SpaceX on Saturday launched Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office from California then 12 hours later 21 Starlink satellites from Florida. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:25 a.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base's pad 4E. The number of spy satellites wasn't revealed. At 8:53 p.m. EDT, another Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A.
SpaceX on Saturday launched Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office from California then 12 hours later 21 Starlink satellites from Florida. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:25 a.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base's pad 4E. The number of spy satellites wasn't revealed. At 8:53 p.m. EDT, another Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A.