SpaceX successfully launched 25 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on February 7, just five days after pausing operations due to an anomaly on its previous mission.
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and deployed the satellites (Group 17-33) about an hour later.
The rocket’s first stage, Booster 1088, completed its 13th flight, landing safely on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You.
The previous mission’s upper stage failed to re-ignite because of a gas bubble but safely reentered Earth’s atmosphere, Space.com has reported.
With this launch, SpaceX’s Starlink constellation now has over 9,600 active satellites, marking the company’s 15th launch of the year.
