June 4 (UPI) -- SpaceX on Wednesday afternoon launched another batch of 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the 15th anniversary of the first Falcon 9 rocket launch.
It was the 500th orbital launch of a Falcon rocket, including Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, Spaceflight Now reported.
The Falcon 9 lifted off from pad 4E at 4:40 p.m. PDT.
Falcon 9 delivers 27 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California pic.twitter.com/JAqwZxQI0J— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 5, 2025
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage landed on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship in the Pacific Ocean.
