SpaceX Delivers Starlink Payload in Vandenberg's 53rd Mission of 2025

SpaceX Delivers Starlink Payload in Vandenberg's 53rd Mission of 2025

A Falcon 9 rocket’s well-traveled first-stage booster collected more mileage with a blastoff Tuesday night for Vandenberg Space Force Base‘s 53rd mission of the year. The two-stage rocket built by SpaceX lifted off at 8:54 p.m. from Space Launch Complex-4 on the South Base with a loud rumble that rattled windows upon departure. About eight minutes later, the rocket’s first-stage booster successfully landed on the droneship positioned in the Paci…

SpaceX targeting tonight for Starlink mission from Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday between 6 and 10 p.m. for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB – Spaceflight Now

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in launch position at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base at sunset. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing for its next Falcon 9 rocket launch, which will add another 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to its megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. The Starlink 11-17 mission will fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon departure from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from Space Launc…

Falcon 9 set to launch SpaceX’s Starlink smallsats Group 11-17 on Tuesday from California – SatNews

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit that will join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Weather forecast calls for a temperature of 63°F, scattered clouds, 31% cloud cover and a wind speed of 8mph. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can al…