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

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 3:48 p.m. PDT on October 23, 2026, after three days of scrubs. The first stage, booster B1063 on its 36th flight, landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean about 8.5 minutes after liftoff. SpaceX confirmed deployment of all 27 satellites. B1063 previously launched NASA’s DART mission and Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich. Video Credit: SpaceX