Falcon 9 SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB May 12, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith The Falcon 9 rocket flew in a south-easterly trajectory once its lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission launched at 6:15 p.m. PDT (9:15 p.m. EDT, 0115 UTC).