Falcon 9 SpaceX passes 2,000 Starlink satellites deployed in 2025 with Saturday launch September 6, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith The Starlink 17-9 mission added another 24 broadband satellites to its low Earth orbit constellation of more than 8,300. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 11:06 a.m. PDT (2:06 p.m. EDT / 1806 UTC).