SpaceX Launches 26 Starlink Satellites from California in Fog

SpaceX launched another 26 of its Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit Sunday amid foggy conditions at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photo courtesy of SpaceX/X

SpaceX launched 26 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit Sunday, despite fog, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The company live-streamed the launch on Elon Musk's X platform, where the Falcon 9 rocket could be seen disappearing into the fog before takeoff.

SpaceX warned residents in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties that they may hear “one or more sonic booms” during the launch.

After launch, the first stage of the launch vehicle successfully landed on the floating platform “Of Course I Still Love You” located in the Pacific Ocean.

The flight was the seventh for the first stage of the launch vehicle, which previously launched NROL-126, Transporter-12, SPHEREx, NROL-57 and two Starlink missions.

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