A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 27 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 23, 2026, at 6:48 p.m. EDT (3:48 p.m. PDT / 2248 GMT).
The mission marked SpaceX's 116th Falcon 9 launch of the year, with the rocket's first-stage booster completing another successful landing aboard the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.
