SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg on Starlink 15-18 mission

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the Starlink 15-18 mission at 9:04 p.m. Pacific on Oct. 30, 2026, Spaceflight Now reported. NASASpaceflight also reported the launch from Space Launch Complex 4E and identified the booster as B1093-18.

Before liftoff, SpaceX said the mission would launch 27 Starlink satellites to orbit. Spaceflight Now’s mission description listed booster B1093 for its 18th flight.

SpaceX’s mission timeline scheduled a first-stage landing 8 minutes, 20 seconds after liftoff and satellite deployment 1 hour, 1 minute, 59 seconds into the flight. Spaceflight Now’s liftoff report did not report either outcome.