Falcon 9 Launches 25 Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX launched its 30th Starlink batch of 2026 aboard a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff occurred at 2:51:49 p.m. PT. Booster B1100 completed its fourth flight and landed on drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' in the Pacific Ocean — the 185th landing on that vessel and SpaceX's 589th booster recovery to date. The 25 Starlink satellites were successfully deployed to low Earth orbit.