Vandenberg: SpaceX has sent another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit. The company said a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 of the broadband spacecraft lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday (July 31) at 11:08 p.m. EDT (8:08 p.m. local time; 0308 GMT on Aug. 1).

According to Emirates News Agency, the 24 Starlink satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit (LEO) 61.5 minutes after liftoff as planned. SpaceX confirmed the successful deployment via X. These satellites are joining more than 10,800 other spacecraft in the Starlink megaconstellation, which is by far the largest satellite network ever assembled.