Falcon 9

Starlink Group 17-43

T-0 (UTC) · 7 June 2026 at 04:24 UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · USA Success

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T-0 (UTC)04:24 UTC

VehicleFalcon 9

StatusSuccess

T-0 (UTC)7 June 2026 at 04:24 UTC

VehicleFalcon 9

Launch padSpace Launch Complex 4E

CountryUSA

TypeCommunications

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Spaceflight Now6 June at 15:43 UTC

SpaceX launches 2 Starshield satellites during Saturday night Starlink mission

The mission represents a rare public announcement of the launch of SpaceX’s Starshield satellites, a government variant of Starlink satellites. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 9:24:45 p.m. PDT on Saturday, June 6 (12:24:45 a.m. EDT / 0424:45 UTC on Sunday, June 7).