West Coast Falcon 9 Launches 27 Starlink Satellites

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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West Coast Falcon 9 Launches 27 Starlink Satellites

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

In brief

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX deployed 27 Starlink satellites using a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on October 27, 2026. Originally reported by Spaceflightnow.

Starlink 15-16 Mission Launch

SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on October 27, 2026.

Falcon 9 Booster B1082

Falcon 9 first stage booster B1082 made its 26th flight on this mission.

Booster Landing

B1082 landed on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico.

Satellite Deployment

About an hour into flight, the stack of 27 Starlink satellites was released from the Falcon 9’s second stage.

Previous Missions

B1082 previously launched USSF-62, OneWeb Launch 20, NROL-145 and Transporter-18 missions.

Starlink Satellites

The mission deployed 27 Starlink V2 mini satellites into orbit.

The headline

SpaceX deployed 27 Starlink satellites using a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on October 27, 2026.

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