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SpaceX reached two major milestones on October 19 with a single Falcon 9 launch from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The rocket lifted off at 12:24 p.m. local time (3:24 p.m. EDT, 1924 GMT), carrying 28 Starlink internet satellites. Among them was the 10,000th Starlink satellite to reach orbit, a key moment in SpaceX’s effort to expand its global broadband network.
The launch also marked SpaceX’s 132nd Falcon 9 flight of 2025, equaling last year’s record with more than two months left in the year. About eight and a half minutes after…
