SpaceX clocks back-to-back Starlink launches from two coasts
TL;DR
SpaceX completed back-to-back Starlink launches: 25 satellites were placed into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on March 13, followed by 29 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on March 14. The two flights push the Starlink megaconstellation toward about 9,985 active satellites. Both first-stage boosters landed on ocean droneships (Booster 1071 and Booster 1095), marking SpaceX’s 625th mission and 32nd in 2026.
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