SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites from California, Lands Falcon 9 Booster Written 27 October 2026
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 12:25 a.m. PDT (3:25 a.m. EDT). | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube; Framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports that SpaceX successfully launched 27 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early Tuesday, October 27. The Starlink 15-16 mission lifted off at 12:25 a.m. PDT, with the rocket’s first-stage booster completing its 26th flight. The booster, which “entered service in January 2024,” successfully landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California (Launch occurs at the 29:37 mark).
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