SpaceX Closes Out October with 700th Falcon 9 Launch to Date

Happy Halloween! SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California

SpaceX celebrated Halloween with an early-morning launch from California. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Oct. 31) at 12:04 a.m. EDT (0404 GMT; 9:04 p.m. on Oct. 30 local time), sending 27 of the company's Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO).The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth as planned, touching down about 8.5 minutes after launch on the SpaceX drone ship "Of Course I Still Love …

SpaceX closes out October with 700th Falcon 9 launch to date

The Starlink 15-18 mission lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 30, 2026, local time. Image: SpaceX. Update: Oct. 31, 12:25 a.m. EDT (0425 UTC): SpaceX landed its first stage booster on the droneship. SpaceX capped off the month of October with the launch of a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday night. The flight was the 700th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket to date. The Starlink 15-18 mission on t…

Falcon 9 Completes Its 700th Launch With Starlink 15-18

SpaceX completed the 700th Falcon 9 launch with the Starlink 15-18 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket lifted off at 9:04 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on October 30, 2026, carrying 27 Starlink satellites.

SpaceX Confirms Deployment of 27 Satellites for Starlink

The Sept. 28 Starship flight released 26 Starlink V3 satellites and marked the vehicle’s first trip to Earth orbit.