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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 25 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Jan. 25, 2026. Upcoming Rocket Launches👉https://space-com.visitlink.me/lmUKkK "This is the sixth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission," according to SpaceX. Credit: SpaceX | Space.com

SpaceX has launched the Starlink 17-13 mission today, February 14th, 2026 at 5:59pm PST (01:59 UTC Sunday) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1081-22 from Space Launch Complex 4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sending a batch of 24 Starlink v2-mini satellites south into a sun-synchronous orbit. Just over eight minutes later, after completing its mission, the booster returned to planet Earth, landing on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship stationed downrange in the Pacific Ocean.