SpaceX resumes Falcon 9 flights with Starlink satellite launch from California

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.