File photo of a Falcon 9 fueled for launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX.
Update July 13, 10:05 p.m. (0205 UTC): SpaceX landed the booster on the droneship.
SpaceX will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit Monday evening on a Falcon 9 rocket flying from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The Starlink 15-14 mission will add another 27 broadband internet satellites the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. It currently has more than 10,700 spacecraft in orbit.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 6:28:17 p.m. PDT (9:28:17 p.m. EDT / 0128:17 UTC).
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SpaceX launched the mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster with the tail number B1093. This was its 15th flight after launching Transporter-16, two missions for the Space Development Agency, and 11 batches of Starlink satellites.
About eight minutes after liftoff, B1093 landed on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You’, positioned in the Pacific Ocean. This was the 210th landing on this vessel and the 637th booster landing to date for SpaceX.
File photo of a Falcon 9 fueled for launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX.
Update July 13, 10:05 p.m. (0205 UTC): SpaceX landed the booster on the droneship.
SpaceX will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit Monday evening on a Falcon 9 rocket flying from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The Starlink 15-14 mission will add another 27 broadband internet satellites the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. It currently has more than 10,700 spacecraft in orbit.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 6:28:17 p.m. PDT (9:28:17 p.m. EDT / 0128:17 UTC).
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SpaceX launched the mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster with the tail number B1093. This was its 15th flight after launching Transporter-16, two missions for the Space Development Agency, and 11 batches of Starlink satellites.
About eight minutes after liftoff, B1093 landed on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You’, positioned in the Pacific Ocean. This was the 210th landing on this vessel and the 637th booster landing to date for SpaceX.
A batch of 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites seen orbiting above the Earth prior to deployment during the Starlink 17-48 mission on July 10, 2026. Image: SpaceX
Update July 11, 12:21 a.m. EDT (0421 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the Starlink satellites
SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites Friday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base using its second most-flown Falcon 9 first stage booster.
The Starlink 17-48 mission added another 24 broadband internet satellites to the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceX currently has more than 10,700 spacecraft within its constellation.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 8:01 p.m. PDT (11:01 p.m. EDT / 0301 UTC). The rocket flew on a south-southwesterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.
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SpaceX launched the mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster with the tail number B1071. This was its 35th flight after launching NASA’s SWOT, five missions for the National Reconnaissance Office, and five missions for its SmallSat Rideshare Program.
More than eight minutes after liftoff, B1071 landed on the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You’, positioned in the Pacific Ocean. This was the 209th landing on this vessel and the 636th booster landing for SpaceX.
A batch of 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites seen orbiting above the Earth prior to deployment during the Starlink 17-48 mission on July 10, 2026. Image: SpaceX
Update July 11, 12:21 a.m. EDT (0421 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the Starlink satellites
SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites Friday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base using its second most-flown Falcon 9 first stage booster.
The Starlink 17-48 mission added another 24 broadband internet satellites to the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceX currently has more than 10,700 spacecraft within its constellation.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 8:01 p.m. PDT (11:01 p.m. EDT / 0301 UTC). The rocket flew on a south-southwesterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.
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SpaceX launched the mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster with the tail number B1071. This was its 35th flight after launching NASA’s SWOT, five missions for the National Reconnaissance Office, and five missions for its SmallSat Rideshare Program.
More than eight minutes after liftoff, B1071 landed on the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You’, positioned in the Pacific Ocean. This was the 209th landing on this vessel and the 636th booster landing for SpaceX.
