SpaceX hits 100th orbital launch of 2026 with Starlink deployment
TL;DR
SpaceX launched its 100th orbital mission of 2026 from Vandenberg, deploying Starlink 15-20 satellites and adding 29 more to the constellation; the Falcon 9 booster B1100 landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You on its ninth flight, and SpaceX’s Starlink fleet now exceeds 11,000 satellites in orbit.
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