SpaceX Launches 25 Starlink Satellites in Historic Weekend Doubleheader, Reaches 9,985 Active Orbiters

About this episode

The episode discusses SpaceX's recent successful doubleheader of Starlink satellite launches and the ongoing rivalry with Amazon.

SpaceX kicked off the weekend with a stunning doubleheader of Starlink launches, proving once again why they're dominating the space race. On Friday, March 13, a Falcon 9 blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:57 a.m. EDT, deploying 25 satellites from Group 17-31 into low Earth orbit. RocketLaunch.Live and Space.com both confirm the booster, B1071, nailed a pinpoint landing on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific. Just a day later, on Saturday, March 14 at 12:37 p.m. UTC, another Falcon 9 roared from Cape Canaveral's SLC-40 in Florida, sending up the Starlink-367 Group 10-48 batch. Booster B1095 touched down flawlessly on Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic, marking SpaceX's 625th mission and 585th landing overall, with 32 flights already in 2026 per their site and Wikipedia's launch log. Satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell now counts 9,985 active Starlink satellites orbiting Earth, expanding high-speed internet to millions. But the buzz isn't just about rockets—gossip is heating up over Elon Musk's feud with Jeff Bezos. Alpha Tech reports that on March 7, Amazon petitioned the FCC to block SpaceX's bold plan for up to one…

People in this episode

Host: Elon Musk

Topics covered

• SpaceX
• Starlink
• satellite launches
• Elon Musk
• Jeff Bezos
• FCC
• internet expansion

Keywords

• SpaceX
• Starlink
• satellite
• Elon Musk
• Jeff Bezos
• FCC
• internet
• launch
• rocket
• Vandenberg

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, Amazon, RocketLaunch.Live, Space.com, FCC

Places: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Cape Canaveral, Florida

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