SpaceX Launches First Starlink Mission Since Ending Florida Falcon 9 Deployments

SpaceX launched the Starlink 15-22 mission at 2:35 a.m. PDT (0927 UTC) on August 26, 2026 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, deploying 27 V2-Mini Starlink satellites — the first Starlink launch since SpaceX ended Falcon 9 Starlink deployments from Florida the previous day. Booster B1082 flew its 24th mission (after NROL-145, USSF-62, OneWeb Launch 20, and 20 prior Starlink batches) and landed on the droneship 'Of Course I Still Love You' in the Pacific around 6:15 a.m. EDT (1015 UTC) — the vessel's 221st landing and the 655th Falcon booster landing overall. With Cape Canaveral's Falcon 9 Starlink cadence now winding down, Vandenberg is set to absorb the bulk of the constellation's build-out for the remainder of 2026.