Updated: Jan. 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites (6 images)
By Wade Sheridan
SpaceX successfully launched its first Starlink mission of 2025 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday. SpaceX sent 24 of the communication satellites to low-Earth orbit.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink communication satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on January 6, 2025. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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The launch represents SpaceX's first Starlink mission of 2025. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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A vapor cone forms over the fairing of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it goes supersonic. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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