SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg Written 21 September 2026
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from California with 27 Starlink satellites. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 6:47 p.m. PDT (9:47 p.m. EDT). | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube; Framegrab
An early-evening Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base added another 27 satellites to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. The rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 6:47 p.m. PDT Saturday, marking the 81st Starlink mission of the year. Spaceflight Now reported that the Falcon 9 “hugged the Californian coast line” as it flew on a southeasterly trajectory after liftoff and “would have been visible to millions” along the way.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 27 Starlink satellites (Launch occurs at the 30:46 mark).
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