Overview

• On June 16, 2025, a Falcon 9 rocket carried 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
• The mission represented the 200th orbital launch from the California pad and pushed the Starlink constellation beyond 7,760 active satellites.
• First stage booster B1093 completed its third flight and executed a successful landing on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You.
• The newly deployed satellites are part of the Group 15-9 cluster, reinforcing SpaceX’s global broadband network for remote and underserved regions.
• SpaceX is set to launch 28 more Starlink satellites—including its 9,000th unit—from Cape Canaveral on June 18 using Falcon 9 booster B1090.