SpaceX launches 24 Starlink smallsats from Vandenberg; booster logs 28th flight in company's 115th Falcon 9 mission of 2025

On Sept. 13 a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink smallsats from Vandenberg SLC‑4E to expand the Starlink constellation. The mission — the 115th Falcon 9 flight of 2025 — flew a first stage on its 28th sortie, which landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You.

Discovered 2025-09-13T06:09:34.447121-07:00 | 2025-09-13T06:09:34.447121-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The flight continues rapid constellation growth and capacity build‑out — 24 additional Starlink nodes — and is part of SpaceX's sustained high launch cadence this year, underscored by prior multi‑dozen Falcon 9 missions (see recent launch cadence coverage: https://hype.aero/?story=f0f342f3-0859-461a-9d61-d374ddf05fab and the 114th‑mission report: https://hype.aero/?story=cf47fa27-34be-4525-ab71-e2b64c227924).
  • The mission highlights mature booster reuse (first stage on its 28th flight) and operational tradeoffs tied to Vandenberg operations amid local constraints on annual launches — a factor for scheduling and launch-site capacity (context on Vandenberg limits: https://hype.aero/?story=6848b8f8-3fa6-4e6e-8015-423e10454611) and competitive LEO broadband dynamics (see Project Kuiper commercial momentum: https://hype.aero/?story=8a3446f2-ea4d-4f45-904c-6d827f7cf677).

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2025-09-13T06:09:34.447121-07:00
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2025-09-19T14:00:54.505603-07:00
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