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SpaceX launches 81 satellites on Transporter-17 mission, booster lands on drone ship
space4 days ago

SpaceX launches 81 satellites on Transporter-17 mission, booster lands on drone ship

SpaceX launched 81 payloads from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Transporter-17 rideshare mission, with the Falcon 9’s first stage landing on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You about 8.5 minutes after liftoff as the upper stage continued delivering payloads to low Earth orbit; among the satellites was CAS500-4 from South Korea. The mission marked SpaceX’s 79th Falcon 9 launch of 2026 as it advances satellite deployments to orbit.

via Space|
#cas500-4#falcon-9#space
science17 days ago

SpaceX presses ahead with West Coast Starlink push from Vandenberg

SpaceX is set to launch 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites (Starlink 17-45) from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 4E on a Falcon 9. Liftoff is at 8:30 p.m. PDT with booster B1081 aiming for a landing on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You about 8.5 minutes after liftoff; satellites deploy about an hour into flight. This is the seventh of eight Vandenberg launches in June as SpaceX shifts more activity to Cape Canaveral for Starship, and the company is repurposing a droneship to move Starship components. If the schedule holds, Vandenberg could reach around 40 launches in H1 2026, up from 37 planned at Cape Canaveral.

via Spaceflight Now|
#falcon-9#satellite-launch#science
Coastal residents could hear sonic booms from SpaceX launch
space23 days ago

Coastal residents could hear sonic booms from SpaceX launch

SpaceX plans a June 19 Falcon 9 launch of the classified NROL-179 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base with a 1:40 a.m. opening window; the first stage will attempt a landing at Landing Zone 4, and sonic booms may be heard across the Central Coast (Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties) depending on weather, with live coverage starting about 10 minutes before liftoff.

via KSBY News|
#central-coast#nrol-179#sonic-booms
Vandenberg to Host Monday Falcon 9 Launch by SpaceX
technology26 days ago

Vandenberg to Host Monday Falcon 9 Launch by SpaceX

SpaceX plans a Monday-morning Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex-4, with liftoff windows from 7 to 11 a.m. (backup opportunities available on Tuesday). The mission will deploy 24 Starlink satellites; a live webcast starts about 10 minutes before liftoff at spacex.com/launches and on X. If skies are clear, spectators around Santa Barbara County can view the lift from viewing spots near Vandenberg and Lompoc.

via Noozhawk|
#falcon-9#liftoff#spacex
space1 month ago

SpaceX closes May with 50th Starlink launch of 2026, deploying 24 satellites from Vandenberg

SpaceX launched its 50th dedicated Starlink mission of 2026 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, deploying 24 Starlink satellites on the Starlink 17-41 flight; the Falcon 9 first stage, booster B1082, landed on the droneship 'Of Course I Still Love You' after its 199th landing on that vessel and 617th booster landing to date, as the constellation now exceeds 10,000 satellites in orbit.

via Spaceflight Now|
#falcon-9#satellite#space
SpaceX launches covert US spy satellites into orbit from California
space2 months ago

SpaceX launches covert US spy satellites into orbit from California

SpaceX launched the US government’s spy satellites (NROL-172) from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base atop a Falcon 9, part of the NRO’s proliferated architecture to widen signals and imagery across multiple orbits; the first stage landed on a drone ship after liftoff, and SpaceX and Northrop Grumman-built satellites will expand the United States’ space surveillance capabilities.

via Space|
#falcon-9#nro#nrol-172
SpaceX Falcon 9 Set for NROL-172 Launch From Vandenberg Space Force Base Monday
technology2 months ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 Set for NROL-172 Launch From Vandenberg Space Force Base Monday

SpaceX plans a Falcon 9 liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday at 3:28 p.m. local time (backup window at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday) to deploy the NRO’s NROL-172 mission, with the first stage targeting a landing on the Pacific drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You.” A live webcast will be available at spacex.com/launches, and spectators can watch from viewing spots around Lompoc and the Harris Grade Road area; SpaceX also has additional Falcon launches from Vandenberg on May 15 and May 18. Delays are possible due to technical, weather, or scheduling factors.

via Noozhawk|
#nrol-172#rocket-launch#space
Tiny CubeSat Probes Solar Neutrinos from Low-Earth Orbit
space2 months ago

Tiny CubeSat Probes Solar Neutrinos from Low-Earth Orbit

NASA-supported SNAPPY, a half-pound CubeSat, launched from Vandenberg AFB to test a solar neutrino detector in a low-Earth polar orbit, featuring four crystal detectors shielded with tungsten-dust epoxy and an electronics stack on a Kongsberg NanoAvionics platform; the mission, funded by NASA's NIAC program, aims to validate detector performance in space and inform future near-Sun detectors, with contributions from NASA centers, Wichita State University, and other partners.

via NASA (.gov)|
#cubesat#nasa-niac#snappy
SpaceX pivots to Starship, turning Vandenberg into its new launch hub
space2 months ago

SpaceX pivots to Starship, turning Vandenberg into its new launch hub

SpaceX is shifting focus from its Falcon 9 workhorse to Starship, boosting launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base while reducing Falcon 9 activity at Cape Canaveral. As Starship comes online, Vandenberg could become SpaceX’s busiest launch site, with plans for Starlink upgrades and Moon/Mars missions on the horizon, while Falcon 9 remains in service through the ISS era and toward a future that increasingly centers on Starship-enabled operations.

via Ars Technica|
#falcon-9#launch-cadence#space
Midnight Falcon 9 Launch From Vandenberg Aims to Deploy CAS500-2
local-news2 months ago

Midnight Falcon 9 Launch From Vandenberg Aims to Deploy CAS500-2

SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base between 11:59 p.m. Saturday and 12:36 a.m. Sunday to place the CAS500-2 Earth‑observation satellite into a sun‑synchronous orbit, with a backup window if needed. The first-stage booster is targeting a Landing Zone 4 touchdown about seven minutes after liftoff. Sonic booms are expected to be heard across Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. The mission includes multiple rideshares and will be webcast live; viewing spots around Lompoc and Vandenberg Village are noted, and SpaceX has additional Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg planned in the coming days.

via Noozhawk|
#cas500-2#falcon-9#local-news
technology2 months ago

SpaceX targets historic 600th Falcon 9 landing on West Coast Starlink mission

SpaceX is aiming for its 600th Falcon booster landing during the West Coast Starlink 17-22 mission from Vandenberg. The Falcon 9 first stage B1097 will launch Sunday, April 19, 2026, within a 7 a.m. PDT window and attempt a landing on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You about eight minutes after liftoff, potentially marking the 191st landing on that vessel as Starlink adds 25 satellites to its constellation of more than 10,200; a Saturday launch was postponed.

via Spaceflight Now|
#falcon-9#rocket-landing#spacex
SpaceX fires off two Starlink batches from opposite coasts in one day
space-exploration2 months ago

SpaceX fires off two Starlink batches from opposite coasts in one day

SpaceX kicked off and closed the day with two Starlink launches: 29 satellites (group 10-24) blasted off from Cape Canaveral in the morning, and about 19 hours later 25 more satellites (group 17-27) lifted off from Vandenberg, joining the SpaceX megaconstellation. Both missions succeeded, with the Falcon 9 first stages returning to Earth on droneships (B1080 and B1082), bringing SpaceX’s Starlink fleet past 10,200 satellites in orbit.

via Space|
#cape-canaveral#falcon-9#space-exploration