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LIFTOFF! SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from California, sticks landing

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SpaceX launched 27 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 5:28 p.m. PDT on October 12, 2026. The first stage, booster B1088 on its 20th flight, landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean nearly 8.5 minutes after liftoff. SpaceX confirmed the deployment of all 27 satellites, which add to the Starlink broadband constellation. The same booster previously launched NROL-126, Transporter-12, NASA’s SPHEREx, NROL-57, USSF-366, and 14 Starlink missions. Video Credit: SpaceX

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