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SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on Falcon 9 (Starlink 17-23)

SpaceX is set to launch 25 Starlink broadband satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base's SLC‑4E early Sunday. The Starlink 17-23 mission will add another batch to the company's LEO constellation as liftoff is scheduled from the West Coast.

Discovered 2026-02-28T18:52:07.390550-08:00 | 2026-02-28T18:52:07.390550-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Launches 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on a Falcon 9, sustaining SpaceX's West Coast deployment cadence and incremental constellation growth (West Coast launch context).
  • Adds in-orbit capacity that underpins commercial services and recent moves to install Starlink inflight connectivity (inflight Starlink deployments).
  • Continues concentration of critical LEO communications assets, reinforcing resilience and security concerns highlighted by recent warnings about threats to Starlink (operational risk context).

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2026-02-28T18:52:07.390550-08:00
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2026-03-01T14:35:57.209793-08:00
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