SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Europen Internet Satellites From Vandenberg
Saturday October 19, 2024
(Photos courtesy OneWeb and SpaceX)
Updated--SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County late Saturday night.
It contained a payload of OneWeb Launch 20 Mission Internet satellites that were successfully deployed into low earth orbit.
OneWeb is owned by a European-based company with a growing constellation of Internet satellites much like SpaceX's Starlink satellites.
This was the seventh flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched USSF-62 and five Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage landed back on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.