SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink broadband satellites on Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, bringing the total number of Starlink satellites launched in 2025 to 2,600.
The Starlink 11-14 mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 1:13 p.m. PST (4:13 p.m. EST / 2113 UTC) on a Falcon 9 rocket taking a south-easterly trajectory along the California coast.
The first stage booster, identified as B1093, was on its eighth flight after previously supporting two Space Development Agency missions and five prior Starlink launches. Roughly eight and a half minutes after liftoff, the booster successfully landed on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You, stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
The recovery marked the 163rd landing on that vessel and the 530th overall booster landing for SpaceX, underscoring the company’s continued emphasis on reusability in its satellite deployment and launch operations.
