SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last night, continuing the company’s rapid cadence of broadband internet deployments to low Earth orbit.
The Starlink 15-14 mission lifted off at 6:28 p.m. PDT on Sunday, July 13, from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg. The Falcon 9 first stage booster, designated B1093, completed its 15th flight after previously launching two Space Development Agency missions and 11 batches of Starlink satellites, according to Spaceflight Now.
About eight minutes after liftoff, the booster landed on the droneship “Of Course I Still Love You” in the Pacific Ocean. This marked the 210th landing on that vessel and the 637th booster landing overall for SpaceX, demonstrating the company’s continued mastery of reusable rocket technology.
The constellation now holds more than 10,700 operational Starlink satellites in orbit, providing global broadband coverage. SpaceX has deployed approximately 1,000 Starlink satellites so far in 2026, maintaining a launch cadence of roughly one mission every 2.5 days and adding about 10 satellites to the network daily.
The Starlink 15-14 mission deployed V2 Mini variants, the optimized design SpaceX has standardized for rapid constellation expansion. Each satellite operates at approximately 550 kilometers altitude, communicating with ground gateways that connect the constellation to terrestrial internet infrastructure.
Sources
- Spaceflight Now — Confirmed launch of 27 Starlink satellites, booster B1093 flight history, landing details, and constellation size
- Space.com — Starlink constellation statistics and operational satellite count
- Wikipedia — Starlink constellation overview and June 2026 operational count
