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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.
SpaceX is set to launch a covert US Space Force mission, USSF-366, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California using a Falcon 9, potentially deploying military satellites into low Earth orbit; livestream will begin about 10 minutes before liftoff, the booster will attempt a drone-ship landing, and a backup launch window is available on Sunday if the initial attempt is scrubbed.
SpaceX is set to launch 24 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base (Starlink 17-49), marking the West Coast’s 51st SpaceX flight this year. Liftoff from SLC-4E is targeted during a window opening at 7 p.m. PDT, with booster B1103 making its fifth flight and aiming to land on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You about 8.5 minutes after liftoff; if successful, it will be the 163rd landing on that vessel and the 648th Falcon booster landing overall.
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Aug. 8, 2026, at 12:35 p.m. EDT aboard a Falcon 9. The booster’s first stage landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You about 8.5 minutes after liftoff, while the upper stage deployed all 24 satellites roughly 61 minutes later. This was the 92nd Falcon 9 liftoff of 2026 and the 71st Starlink mission, part of SpaceX’s effort to build the world’s largest satellite network, now numbering over 10,900 active satellites.
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, deploying them into low Earth orbit about an hour after liftoff. The mission, which used Booster 1100 for the eighth time, brings SpaceX’s active Starlink fleet to roughly 10,865 satellites. The launch followed a Starship test flight whose data supported NASA’s Artemis III plans, and it marked SpaceX’s 87th Falcon 9 mission of the year.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit; the reusable booster, flown seven times before, was expected to land on a droneship in the Pacific after stage separation. Liftoff occurred shortly after 8:50 a.m. local time during a four-hour window that began at 7:00 a.m., marking the 51st Space Launch from Vandenberg this year, with a live webcast available on SpaceX.com.
SpaceX will retry the Starlink 17-39 mission from Vandenberg after an ignition issue forced an abort; scheduled liftoff at 7:43 a.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex 4 East, with Falcon 9 booster B1082 aiming to land on the drone ship OCISLY, in what would be SpaceX’s 85th Falcon 9 launch of the year and continue expanding the Starlink constellation beyond 10,800 satellites.
SpaceX aborted the Starlink 17-39 launch from Vandenberg moments after engine ignition, with all nine Merlin engines briefly firing before shutting down; the mission was scrubbed with no immediate explanation, marking the second SpaceX launch scrub in less than a week. A new launch date for Starlink 17-39 was not announced in the article.
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, with the first-stage booster landing on the droneship 'Of Course I Still Love You' (the 210th drone-ship landing and 637th booster landing for SpaceX); the Starlink 15-14 mission adds to the company’s growing low-Earth-orbit constellation, and SpaceX plans a Monday launch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites from the same site.
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.
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.
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.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base to deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit; the first stage is expected to land on a droneship in the Pacific after liftoff around 8:34 a.m. local time, with no sonic boom expected locally.
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.
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.