Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 80th Starlink mission of 2026
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SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket carrying the Starlink Group 15-24 mission, the 80th Starlink launch of 2026, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA. The rocket delivered a batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation, and the launch was successful.
SpaceX decided to shift all Starlink missions flying on Falcon 9 rockets to the West Coast as it pushes towards the debut of its Starship-Super Heavy in Florida. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-24 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a window that opens at 3:59 a.m. PDT (6:59 a.m. EDT / 1059 UTC).
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