{"id":62639,"date":"2026-07-14T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/?guid=f62aac76c1e87d2761577cd119d1474b"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:18:06","slug":"spacex-launches-flight-proven-rocket-for-600th-time-sending-starlink-satellites-to-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/2026\/07\/14\/spacex-launches-flight-proven-rocket-for-600th-time-sending-starlink-satellites-to-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                            \n                            <article>\n                                <iframe src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/V0lYhvNw.html\" id=\"V0lYhvNw\" title=\"SpaceX completes 600th launch of a flight-proven Falcon 9, nails landing\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><p>SpaceX reached a milestone with its latest Starlink launch, sending the satellites into orbit on its 600th flight of a flight-proven booster.<\/p><p>The sexacentennial launch came on the second of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html\"><u>Falcon 9<\/u><\/a> missions that lifted off less than eight hours apart overnight from Monday to Tuesday (July 13 to July 14). The first flight, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/launches\/sl-15-14\"  rel=\"nofollow\"><u>Starlink batch 15-14<\/u><\/a>, launched at 9:28 p.m. EDT (0128 GMT or 6:28 p.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/34147-vandenberg-air-force-base.html\"><u>Vandenberg Space Force Base<\/u><\/a> in California.<\/p><p>The second flight, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/launches\/sl-10-45\"  rel=\"nofollow\"><u>Starlink group 10-45<\/u><\/a>, followed at 5:10 a.m. EDT (0910 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/33926-cape-canaveral.html\"><u>Cape Canaveral Space Force Station<\/u><\/a> in Florida.<\/p><figure class=\"van-image-figure  inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\"><p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img id=\"EEkLGE278NoSxVM86PqpAA\" name=\"spacex_falcon_9_starlink_vsfb_launch\" alt=\"a pre-dusk launch of a rocket into a partially cloudy sky\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EEkLGE278NoSxVM86PqpAA.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 13, 2026. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: SpaceX)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Both launches successfully deployed their payloads \u2014 27 and 29 Starlink satellites, respectively \u2014 into their intended orbits, as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpaceX\/status\/2076973990095020439\"  rel=\"nofollow\"><u>confirmed by SpaceX<\/u><\/a>.<\/p><div  class=\"fancy-box\"><div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Previous Booster B0193 missions<\/div><div class=\"fancy_box_body\"><p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-launches-1st-21-satellites-for-advanced-new-us-military-constellation\"><strong>SDA-T1TL-B<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-second-launch-space-development-agency-tranche-1-transport-layer\"><strong>SDA-T1TL-C<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-transporter-16-rideshare-mission-launch\"><strong>Transporter-16<\/strong><\/a><strong> | 11 Starlink missions<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"fancy-box\"><div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Previous Booster B1080 missions<\/div><div class=\"fancy_box_body\"><p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-ax-2-private-astronaut-mission-launch\"><strong>Ax-2<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-rocket-launches-euclid-dark-universe-telescope\"><strong>Euclid<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-ax-3-private-astronaut-mission-launch-success\"><strong>Ax-3<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-nasa-crs-30-iss-cargo-launch\"><strong>CRS-30<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-ses-astra-1p-mission-launch\"><strong>SES ASTRA 1P<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-cygnus-cargo-spacecraft-launch-ng-21\"><strong>NG-21<\/strong><\/a><strong> | 21 Starlink missions<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><p>Both flights also successfully recovered their Falcon 9 first stage boosters. B1093, launched from Florida, completed its 15th flight. B1080, launched from California, achieved its 28th mission. The record for a single Falcon 9 first stage's re-flight stands at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launch-36th-time-new-record\"><u>36 launches<\/u><\/a>.<\/p><p>The addition of 56 more Starlink satellites to SpaceX's megaconstellation brought the total active number of broadband internet relay units to 10,839, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/planet4589.org\/space\/con\/star\/stats.html\"  rel=\"nofollow\"><u>tracker Jonathan McDowell<\/u><\/a>.<\/p><p>In addition to Tuesday's launch being the 600th launch of a flight-proven Falcon 9 stage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\"><u>SpaceX<\/u><\/a> now stands at 83 Falcon 9 missions this year to date.<\/p>\n                                                            <\/article>\n                            \n                        ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX launched Starlink satellites on a pair of Falcon 9 rockets eight hours apart from opposite coasts on July 13-14, 2026. 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