Starlink 17-42 – Spaceflight Now

August 30, 2026

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SpaceX launches 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 saw the company add another 24 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 7:46 p.m. PDT (10:46 p.m. EDT / 0246 UTC).