What Happened
Falcon 9 Rockets To Deploy Starlink Satellites And Classified Payload
SpaceX is preparing for two Falcon 9 rocket launches this week from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The first mission, scheduled for Monday, aims to deploy 27 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. A second, classified mission for the U.S. Space Force is set to follow later in the week. Both launches will utilize the Falcon 9 rocket, with booster landings planned on a SpaceX drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. The launches were reported by the Ventura County Star, a USA TODAY NETWORK publication.