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October 5, 2026

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SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California

March 30, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Transporter-16 mission is the 21st mission in the company’s smallsat rideshare program. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 4:02 a.m. PDT (7:02 a.m. EDT / 1102 UTC).

SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast

March 26, 2026 Steven Young

Liftoff of the Starlink 17-17 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California occurred at 4:03 p.m. PDT (7:03 p.m. EDT / 2303 UTC).

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

March 22, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

Liftoff of the Starlink 10-62 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 10:47 a.m. EDT (1447 UTC). The rocket flew on a northeasterly trajectory.

SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

March 20, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 17-30 mission was SpaceX’s 30th mission supporting its broadband internet satellites megaconstellation so far this year. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 2:51:49 p.m. PDT (5:51:49 p.m. EDT / 2151:49 UTC).

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

March 18, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-33 mission was the 35th mission so far in 2026 supporting SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 10:20 a.m. EDT (1420 UTC).

Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning

March 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-46 mission added another 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 9:27 a.m. EDT (1327 UTC).

SpaceX reaches 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit following Falcon 9 launch from California

March 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The milestone came less than seven years after launching its first batch of operational Starlink satellites. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-24 mission happened on Monday, March 16, at 10:19:09 p.m. PDT (1:19:09 a.m. EDT / 0519:09 UTC on Tuesday, Mar. 17).

SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California

SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning

SpaceX reaches 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit following Falcon 9 launch from California

SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base

SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral on cloudy Saturday morning

SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar