Falcon 9 Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB May 20, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith SpaceX’s 45th Starlink mission of the year will see the company add another 24 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:46 p.m. PDT (10:46 p.m. EDT / 0246 UTC).