Overview
- Local schedules list a Vandenberg Space Force Base liftoff on Dec. 1 with a 6:10–10:10 p.m. PT window to deploy 27 Starlink V2 mini satellites from SLC-4E.
- That West Coast plan includes a drone-ship recovery on Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific and is part of a three-launch Vandenberg lineup in early December.
- An FAA operations plan advisory indicates a backup opportunity the following day if the California window slips.
- Spaceflight Now separately lists a Starlink 6-86 launch from Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39A at 12:00:30 a.m. EST, using booster B1095 with a Just Read the Instructions landing about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.
- The conflicting listings come as SpaceX maintains a rapid cadence, with Spaceflight Now tallying 152 Falcon 9 launches in 2025, including 110 Starlink missions.