LAUNCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-17 launches Starlink Group 17-40 from SLC-4E Vandenberg.
June 28, 2026 at 4:16 PM
LAUNCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-17 launches Starlink Group 17-40 from SLC-4E Vandenberg.
LAUNCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-19 launches Starlink Group 15-24 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg.
September 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
LAUNCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-19 launches Starlink Group 15-24 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg.
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-11 launches Starlink 11-19 from non-foggy SLC-4E Vandenberg!
October 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-11 launches Starlink 11-19 from non-foggy SLC-4E Vandenberg!
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-12 launches Starlink Group 11-15 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg.
December 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-12 launches Starlink Group 11-15 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg.
LAUNCH (and Return To Flight) - SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-13 launches Starlink 17-33 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg.
February 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
LAUNCH (and Return To Flight) - SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-13 launches Starlink 17-33 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg.
SpaceX has launched the Starlink 17-16 mission today at 7:37am PDT (14:37 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-15 from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg SFB in California, sending another batch of 25 Starlink v2-mini satellites south into a sun-synchronous orbit.
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
April 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
SpaceX has launched the Starlink 17-16 mission today at 7:37am PDT (14:37 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-15 from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg SFB in California, sending another batch of 25 Starlink v2-mini satellites south into a sun-synchronous orbit.
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
SpaceX has launched the Starlink Group 17-24 mission, aboard the Falcon 9 B1088-14 from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), in California, sending 25 Starlink v2 Mini satellites, into Low Earth Orbit.
March 17, 2026 at 7:01 AM
SpaceX has launched the Starlink Group 17-24 mission, aboard the Falcon 9 B1088-14 from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), in California, sending 25 Starlink v2 Mini satellites, into Low Earth Orbit.
SpaceX launched the Starlink 15-7 mission at 10:13am PDT (17:13 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-8 from Space Launch Complex 4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sending 26 Starlink satellites southeast into a 70-degree inclination to low-Earth orbit.
June 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
SpaceX launched the Starlink 15-7 mission at 10:13am PDT (17:13 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-8 from Space Launch Complex 4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sending 26 Starlink satellites southeast into a 70-degree inclination to low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX has launched the Starlink 17-47 mission today at 8:40am PDT (15:40 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-16 from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg SFB in California, sending another batch of 24 Starlink v2-mini satellites south into a sun-synchronous orbit.
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
June 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
SpaceX has launched the Starlink 17-47 mission today at 8:40am PDT (15:40 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-16 from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg SFB in California, sending another batch of 24 Starlink v2-mini satellites south into a sun-synchronous orbit.
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
SpaceX is set to launch NASA’s newest space observatory, SPHEREx, and heliophysics research mission, PUNCH.
Liftoff is scheduled for 7:10 PM PST (03:10 UTC) from SLC-4E at Vandenberg. Booster B1088 will land at LZ-4.
More on SPHEREx and PUNCH ⬇️
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/03/sphe...
Liftoff is scheduled for 7:10 PM PST (03:10 UTC) from SLC-4E at Vandenberg. Booster B1088 will land at LZ-4.
More on SPHEREx and PUNCH ⬇️
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/03/sphe...
March 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
SpaceX is set to launch NASA’s newest space observatory, SPHEREx, and heliophysics research mission, PUNCH.
Liftoff is scheduled for 7:10 PM PST (03:10 UTC) from SLC-4E at Vandenberg. Booster B1088 will land at LZ-4.
More on SPHEREx and PUNCH ⬇️
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/03/sphe...
Liftoff is scheduled for 7:10 PM PST (03:10 UTC) from SLC-4E at Vandenberg. Booster B1088 will land at LZ-4.
More on SPHEREx and PUNCH ⬇️
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/03/sphe...
SpaceX has launched the USSF-366 mission this evening at 6:50pm PDT (01:50 UTC Sunday) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-18 from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg SFB in California, sending an unconfirmed number of classified satellites to low-Earth orbit for the U.S. Space Force.
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
August 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
SpaceX has launched the USSF-366 mission this evening at 6:50pm PDT (01:50 UTC Sunday) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-18 from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg SFB in California, sending an unconfirmed number of classified satellites to low-Earth orbit for the U.S. Space Force.
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-4 launches NROL-57 from SLC-4E - a record nine day turnaround for this booster.
Overview:
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Overview:
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March 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1088-4 launches NROL-57 from SLC-4E - a record nine day turnaround for this booster.
Overview:
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Overview:
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SpaceX launched the Starlink 17-12 mission at 9:31am PDT (16:31 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-10 from Space Launch Complex 4E at the [tag]Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sending 24 Starlink v2-mini satellites south into a 97.6-degree near-polar inclination to low-Earth orbit.
September 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
SpaceX launched the Starlink 17-12 mission at 9:31am PDT (16:31 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-10 from Space Launch Complex 4E at the [tag]Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sending 24 Starlink v2-mini satellites south into a 97.6-degree near-polar inclination to low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX launched the Starlink 15-8 mission at 7:20am PDT (14:20 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-7 from Space Launch Complex 4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sending 26 Starlink satellites southeast into a 70-degree inclination to low-Earth orbit.
June 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
SpaceX launched the Starlink 15-8 mission at 7:20am PDT (14:20 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1088-7 from Space Launch Complex 4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sending 26 Starlink satellites southeast into a 70-degree inclination to low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX has launched the Starlink Group 11-13 mission, aboard Falcon 9 B1088-5 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), in California, sending 27 Starlink v2 Mini satellites, into Low Earth Orbit.
This was the third mission for this booster in 23 days.
This was the third mission for this booster in 23 days.
April 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
SpaceX has launched the Starlink Group 11-13 mission, aboard Falcon 9 B1088-5 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), in California, sending 27 Starlink v2 Mini satellites, into Low Earth Orbit.
This was the third mission for this booster in 23 days.
This was the third mission for this booster in 23 days.
F9/NROL-57: 1st stage engine shutdown, separation, 2nd stage engine ignition confirmed; 1st stage booster B1088 is heading back to Vandenberg for a return-to-launch-site landing, the 4th so far this year and the 26th overall in California
March 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
F9/NROL-57: 1st stage engine shutdown, separation, 2nd stage engine ignition confirmed; 1st stage booster B1088 is heading back to Vandenberg for a return-to-launch-site landing, the 4th so far this year and the 26th overall in California
Falcon 9 booster B1088-18 is to take to the skies from Space Launch Complex 4E, no earlier than 4:47 p.m. PDT / 23:47 UTC, launching the classified USSF-366 mission for the United States Space Force. with drone ship Of Course I Still Love You positioned downrange for booster recovery.
August 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Falcon 9 booster B1088-18 is to take to the skies from Space Launch Complex 4E, no earlier than 4:47 p.m. PDT / 23:47 UTC, launching the classified USSF-366 mission for the United States Space Force. with drone ship Of Course I Still Love You positioned downrange for booster recovery.
Right?? B1088 landed and flew again in less than 10 days, it feels like science fiction.
January 24, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Right?? B1088 landed and flew again in less than 10 days, it feels like science fiction.
F9/NROL-57: Successful 1st stage landing at Vandenberg, booster B1088's 4th successful recovery (nice IR view below from SpaceX); we have no information about when the NRO satellites will be deployed other than it'll be after a 2nd upper stage engine firing that's expected at 3:43am (0743 UTC)
March 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
F9/NROL-57: Successful 1st stage landing at Vandenberg, booster B1088's 4th successful recovery (nice IR view below from SpaceX); we have no information about when the NRO satellites will be deployed other than it'll be after a 2nd upper stage engine firing that's expected at 3:43am (0743 UTC)
SpaceX is set to launch a classified military payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on the NROL-57 mission from California early tomorrow morning. The Falcon 9 booster supporting this mission, B1088, is on track for a record-breaking 9-day turnaround!!!
Photo courtesy of SpaceX
Photo courtesy of SpaceX
March 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
SpaceX is set to launch a classified military payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on the NROL-57 mission from California early tomorrow morning. The Falcon 9 booster supporting this mission, B1088, is on track for a record-breaking 9-day turnaround!!!
Photo courtesy of SpaceX
Photo courtesy of SpaceX
This evening, at 19:09 UTC a Falcon 9 delivered successfully the #Transporter-12 mission from Vandenberg SFB into space. The rideshare mission deployed over 131 payloads on a sun-synchronous low-earth orbit. It was the 2nd flight of 1st stage B1088.
(Photos: #SpaceX)
(Photos: #SpaceX)
January 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This evening, at 19:09 UTC a Falcon 9 delivered successfully the #Transporter-12 mission from Vandenberg SFB into space. The rideshare mission deployed over 131 payloads on a sun-synchronous low-earth orbit. It was the 2nd flight of 1st stage B1088.
(Photos: #SpaceX)
(Photos: #SpaceX)
F9/Starlink 15-4: 1st stage booster B1088, making its 6th flight, landed on a down-range droneship to chalk up SpaceX's 356th recovery at sea and its 445th overall; Starlink deploy, meanwhile, is expected at 10:16pm EDT (0216 UTC) after a second firing of the 2nd stage engine
May 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
F9/Starlink 15-4: 1st stage booster B1088, making its 6th flight, landed on a down-range droneship to chalk up SpaceX's 356th recovery at sea and its 445th overall; Starlink deploy, meanwhile, is expected at 10:16pm EDT (0216 UTC) after a second firing of the 2nd stage engine
Falcon 9 B1088-1 roars into the sky above Central California carrying the NROL-126 mission into Low Earth Orbit
November 30, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Falcon 9 B1088-1 roars into the sky above Central California carrying the NROL-126 mission into Low Earth Orbit
Meanwhile on the other side of the US, Falcon 9 first stage B1088-14 is vertical with a suspected batch of Starshield satellites for the USSF-366 launch NET 01:50:45 UTC. If the schedule holds, this will be the fastest turnaround between 2 Falcon 9 launches ever.
August 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Meanwhile on the other side of the US, Falcon 9 first stage B1088-14 is vertical with a suspected batch of Starshield satellites for the USSF-366 launch NET 01:50:45 UTC. If the schedule holds, this will be the fastest turnaround between 2 Falcon 9 launches ever.