Vandenberg Space Force Base Breaks Annual Launch Record with SpaceX Rocket

Vandenberg Space Force Base breaks annual launch record with SpaceX rocket

A familiar sight along California’s central and southern coast — a Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base — reached a milestone Friday morning as SpaceX set a new annual launch record for the site. The rocket launched at 7:06 a.m. from the Santa Barbara County base, carrying 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. It marked Vandenberg’s 52nd launch of the year. As with previous launches, residents across Southern Calif…

SpaceX Launch at Vandenberg Marks New Month After Record-Setting September

On the heels of the record-setting month, the Falco 9 rocket team marked entered Otober with a Friday morning launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The two-stage rocket blasted off at 7:06 a.m., followed by the first-stage booster’s landing minutes later on the droneship positioned the Pacific Ocean. The rocket deployed the 28 Starlink satellites roughly an hour after launch, SpaceX said. This was the first launch of October for the Vandenber…