Washington: SpaceX has set a new launch record after two Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from opposite coasts of the United States just 38 minutes apart.The back-to-back launches took place on Saturday, with one Falcon 9 carrying eight Globalstar satellites into orbit from Florida and a second launching the classified USSF-366 mission for the US Space Force from California.The first Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 9:12 p.m. EDT on Saturday. The mission carried eight satellites for Louisiana-based telecommunications company Globalstar into low Earth orbit.SpaceX said all eight satellites were successfully deployed, with spacecraft separation taking place over a period of about six minutes beginning approximately 56.5 minutes after liftoff.Just 38 minutes later, another Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California's central coast.The rocket lifted off at 9:50 p.m. EDT, carrying the classified USSF-366 mission on behalf of the US Space Force.The launches marked another milestone for SpaceX as the company continues to expand the pace and frequency of its launch operations from multiple sites across the United States.
