SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 99th Falcon 9 mission of 2026

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Aug. 22, 2026 at 3:25 a.m. EDT (0725 GMT; 12:25 a.m. local California time). It was the 99th Falcon 9 liftoff of the year, and the 100th Falcon mission of 2026 overall. The other flight was performed by a Falcon Heavy, which lofted the telecom satellite Viasat-3 F3 in April. 🚀 Follow Space.com Source: