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SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB – Spaceflight Now
SpaceX launched its latest batch of 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit on Thursday nightfrom Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, dubbed Starlink 15-6, lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 6:54 p.m. PDT. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1081 landed on the droneship, ‘Of Course
The mission, dubbed Starlink 15-6, lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 6:54 p.m. PDT (9:54 p.m. EDT, 0154 UTC).
The Falcon 9 first stage booster used for this mission is designated B1081, which was flying for a 15th time. Its previous flights included supporting NASA’s Crew-7, NASA’s PACE, ESA’s EarthCARE and two Transporter rideshare missions.
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1081 landed on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ positioned in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 136th successful recovery on this droneship and the 461st booster landing to date.
Deployment of the 26 optimized Starlink V2 Mini satellites was confirmed just over an hour after liftoff.
SpaceX is also planning to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from Florida as early as Friday, June 13, at 11:21 a.m. EDT (1521 UTC).
SpaceX launches 27 Starlink launch from California – Spaceflight Now
SpaceX launched the Starlink 11-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base with 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites onboard on Monday afternoon. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1063 landed on the SpaceX droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ positioned in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX launched the Starlink 11-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base with 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites onboard on Monday afternoon, following a one-day delay.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened Monday, April 28 at 1:42 p.m. PDT (4:42 p.m. EDT, 2042 UTC).
The Falcon 9 first stage booster being used on this mission, tail number B1063 in the SpaceX fleet, launched for a 25th time. Its previous missions include 16 batches of Starlink satellites, three flights for the National Reconnaissance Office and NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft.
B1063 is the second most flown booster for SpaceX, currently tied with B1071 at 24 trips to space and back. The Falcon booster flight leader remains B1067, which has flown 27 times, most recently on April 14 on the Starlink 6-73 mission.
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1063 landed on the SpaceX droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ positioned in the Pacific Ocean. This marked the 127th booster landing on OCISLY and the 437th booster landing to date.
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB – Spaceflight Now
SpaceX launched another batch of 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday. A little more than eight minutes into the mission, the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage booster landed on a droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 124th successful booster landing for the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ and the 428th booster landing to date.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East occurred at 4:06 p.m. PDT (7:06 p.m. EDT, 2306 UTC) on Monday, April 7. SpaceX confirmed deployment of the satellites about an hour after launch.
A little more than eight minutes into the mission, the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage booster landed on a droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 124th successful booster landing for the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ and the 428th booster landing to date.
SpaceX debuted a new Falcon 9 first stage booster on this mission, B1093. This will be the second new booster that SpaceX introduced this year, following the launch of B1092 on the Starlink 12-13 mission on Feb. 27.
Through its system of refurbishment and reuse, SpaceX is aiming to introduce fewer boosters into its lineup over time and ramp up reuse with the goal of having booster be able to launch up to 40 times each. It launched six new boosters in 2024, four boosters in 2023 and six new boosters in 2022.
As of now, SpaceX has 18 Falcon boosters in its active rotation with 11 in use on the East Coast and seven on the West Coast.
SpaceX only has one booster currently that was previously used as a Falcon Heavy side booster and not re-flown as a Falcon 9 rocket booster, which is B1072. It and B1086 supported the launch of the GOES-U weather satellite, but the latter was converted to a Falcon 9 booster and launched again nearly six months later on the Starlink 12-5 mission.