Overview
- On Oct. 25, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg at 7:20 a.m. PDT with 28 Starlink satellites, and first stage B1081 flew for the 19th time and landed on Of Course I Still Love You.
- On Oct. 26, another Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral around 11 a.m. EDT, with booster B1077 completing its 24th flight and landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
- The weekend missions added 56 spacecraft to the constellation and brought SpaceX’s 2025 orbital-launch tally to about 136, eclipsing last year’s total.
- Trackers report roughly 8,600–8,700 Starlink satellites currently operating even as cumulative launches have exceeded 10,000 since 2019.
- Regional coverage flagged sunrise viewing chances in Arizona for the California flight and the possibility of sonic booms depending on weather.