
Live coverage: SpaceX to pass 2,000 Starlink satellites deployed in 2025 with Saturday launch
The Starlink 17-9 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to its low Earth orbit constellation of more than 8,300. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:05 a.m. PDT (2:05 p.m. EDT / 1805 UTC).
Published by Spaceflight Now on 09/06/2025