SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday night, marking another routine addition to the company's rapidly expanding global internet constellation.
The Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 8:23 p.m. PDT on April 22, 2026, arcing southward over the Pacific Ocean in a spectacular nighttime display visible across much of Southern California. All 24 satellites were deployed approximately one hour after liftoff, bringing the total number of Starlink spacecraft in orbit closer to 9,000.
