SpaceX Launches 52 Starlink Satellites From California Base

A SpaceX rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Calif., on Dec. 18, 2021. SpaceX via AP

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif.—A SpaceX rocket carried 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California early Saturday.

The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:41 a.m. and arced over the Pacific.