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SpaceX Opens December With Florida Starlink Launch as Vandenberg Readies Rapid-Fire Missions

Reusable Falcon 9s are enabling near‑back‑to‑back Starlink missions from both coasts.

Overview

  • A Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 2:44 a.m. ET with 29 Starlink satellites and the booster completed a droneship landing on Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic.
  • A Vandenberg Falcon 9 is scheduled Monday in a 6:10–10:10 p.m. PT window to deploy 27 Starlink V2 mini satellites with a planned Of Course I Still Love You recovery in the Pacific.
  • Two additional Vandenberg Starlink flights are scheduled for Dec. 4 and Dec. 7 carrying 27–28 V2 minis, continuing drone‑ship landings offshore.
  • On the Space Coast, at least five launches are planned in the next two weeks, including more Starlink missions and an NRO flight targeting Dec. 9 with a planned landing at Cape Canaveral.
  • Evening launches from Vandenberg could be visible across Southern California and into Arizona under clear skies, with local outlets sharing viewing locations and timing tips.