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SpaceX to Launch 25 Starlink Satellites Friday Morning

3/13/2026

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will launch a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday, March 13, to deploy 25 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
Liftoff is set for 7:33 a.m. PDT after an earlier Cape Canaveral launch.
Falcon 9 will reuse its booster for drone ship landing.
Spectators can view the launch from Santa Barbara County.
Public access to Vandenberg Space Force Base is limited.

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will launch a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday, March 13, to deploy 25 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
Liftoff is set for 7:33 a.m. PDT after an earlier Cape Canaveral launch.
Falcon 9 will reuse its booster for drone ship landing.
Spectators can view the launch from Santa Barbara County.
Public access to Vandenberg Space Force Base is limited.