Atop its Falcon 9 rockets, commercial spaceflight outfit SpaceX launched two batches of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit Sunday — one from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and the other from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The east coast launch included 22 Starlink satellites, while the California launch carried 20, including 13 that have direct-to-cell communications capabilities. Both Falcon 9 rockets landed on SpaceX droneships in the ocean, minutes after launch, as planned.
"Satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities enable seamless access to data without phone modifications or special apps," Starlink explained in a social media post.
