SpaceX reached a major milestone with its latest Starlink launch, sending satellites into orbit on its 600th flight of the flight-proven launch vehicle.
The sesquicentennial launch occurred on the second of two Falcon 9 missions, launched less than eight hours apart on Monday night (July 13-14). The first flight of Starlink batch 15-14 launched at 9:28 p.m. Eastern Time (01:28 GMT or 6:28 p.m. Pacific Time) from Spaceport 4 Vostok at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The second flight of Starlink 10-45 took place at 5:10 a.m. ET (0910 GMT) from Space Launch Center 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 13, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)
Both launches successfully placed their payloads—27 and 29 Starlink satellites, respectively—into their intended orbits, as confirmed by SpaceX.
Previous missions Booster B0193
Both flights also successfully recovered their Falcon 9 first stage boosters. B1093, launched from Florida, made its 15th flight. B1080, launched from California, completed its 28th mission. The record for repeated flights of a single Falcon 9 first stage is 36 launches.
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