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SpaceX Sends 27 More Starlink Satellites to Orbit from Vandenberg

Spaceflight Now reports SpaceX launched its latest Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in the predawn hours of Wednesday morning.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg, California (Launch occurs at the 29:27 mark).
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SpaceX Launches 85th Falcon 9 Mission of 2026 After One-Day Delay

The Starlink 17-39 mission is SpaceX’s 85th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 7:49 a.m….
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg (Launch at the 29:52 mark).
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Falcon 9 Carries 27 Starlink Satellites to Orbit From California

Spaceflight Now reports, “The Starlink 15-14 mission will add another 27 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation … Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 6:28:17 p.m. PDT (9:28:17 p.m. EDT / 0128:17 UTC).”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California (Launch occurs at the 29:59 mark)
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SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites from California on Falcon 9

Spaceflight Now reports the Starlink 17-46 mission flew on the 77th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. “Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened 7:57 p.m. PDT (10:57 p.m. EDT / 0257 UTC). The rocket flew on a south-southwesterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base (Launch occurs at the 29:58 mark)
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SpaceX Continues Starlink Expansion with California Launch

SPACE reports a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, June 21, 2026. Launch took place “at 12:39 p.m. EDT (1639 GMT or 9:39 a.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East … SpaceX confirmed deployment of the Starlink batch (Group 17-28) about an hour after their launch.”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base (Launch occurs at the 0:07 mark)
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Space Force Advances Plans for New Vandenberg Launch Pad

Spaceflight Now reports, “The U.S. Space Force is seeking potential users of a new launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base reserved for smaller rockets. The Space Force released a request for information June 8 seeking interest from launch vehicle operators in Space Launch Complex (SLC) 9, a proposed launch site at Vandenberg that would be used for small- and medium-class launch vehicles. Responses to the RFI are due July 8.”
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SpaceX Sends South Korean Imaging Satellite, 44 More Payloads to Orbit on Falcon 9

Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched 45 payloads on an overnight rideshare mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Station early Sunday morning. The mission, dubbed CAS500-2, is named for the primary payload called Compact Advanced Satellite 500-2 from the Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI). It’s the second of two satellites that KAI calls Phase 1 of its CAS500 program, which is designed for ‘precision ground-based observation.'”
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SpaceX Adds 24 Satellites to Starlink Constellation After West Coast Launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. As SPACE reports, “The launch, on a Falcon 9 rocket, began at 12:11 p.m. EST (1711 GMT or 9:11 a.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.”
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California (Launch at the 10 second mark)
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Falcon 9 Lifts Off from Vandenberg with First West Coast Starlink Mission of 2026

Spaceflight Now reports the Starlink 17-30 mission sent the batch of satellites into a polar low Earth orbit. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 4E “at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 9:47:29 p.m. PST.”
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SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg. (Launch takes place at the 29:15 mark)
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SpaceX Launches Another Batch of Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg on New Falcon 9

Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched a brand new Falcon 9 booster on a mission from California to deploy another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, occurred for 12:48 a.m. PST (3:48 a.m. EST / 0848 UTC).”
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SpaceX launches a new Falcon 9 rocket from California (Launch ocurrs at the 29:03 mark).
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