SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on Falcon 9 — 156th Falcon 9 launch of 2025

SpaceX launched 28 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 4, using a Falcon 9. The flight marked the company's 156th Falcon 9 launch of the year and adds another batch to Starlink's growing LEO constellation.

Discovered 2025-12-04T09:12:39.129651-08:00 | 2025-12-04T09:12:39.129651-08:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

Adds 28 Starlink spacecraft to SpaceX's LEO broadband network, continuing the company's incremental constellation buildup and capacity expansion (see SpaceX's recent filings to add thousands more Starlink satellites: https://hype.aero/?story=e3eb9f3c-b6c7-414a-922f-e16154ac79d9).
Logged as the 156th Falcon 9 launch of the year, underscoring SpaceX's sustained high launch cadence and implications for Western Range and recovery asset utilization (context on planned Vandenberg cadence increases: https://hype.aero/?story=dc174cdf-9539-4eb5-a4aa-07c92302cb93).
Continues a pattern of concentrated Falcon 9 activity from California that helped set recent site records and highlights ongoing operational tempo for commercial and constellation missions (Vandenberg annual launch record: https://hype.aero/?story=09ec770a-067b-4876-9105-910d08b45bbf).

Reported By

aex.ru flight.com.gr Satellite News Network Space.com Spaceflight Now