Man, what a night for space fans! On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 10:05 p.m. Pacific, SpaceX lit up the foggy California sky with a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s SLC-4E, sending 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit to boost global internet coverage.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California https://t.co/ImdQWQiUJH
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 14, 2025
Deployment of 24 @Starlink satellites confirmed pic.twitter.com/uaGB59mzks
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 14, 2025
Falcon 9 launches 24 @Starlink satellites from California pic.twitter.com/SDDFr9lto0
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 14, 2025
This was the fifth rodeo for the trusty B1093 booster, which has only ever hauled Starlink payloads, and it nailed another perfect landing on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship out in the Pacific.
Despite some delays and tricky weather, the launch was a total success, and folks from Santa Barbara to Phoenix might’ve caught a glimpse of that rocket blazing through the night. Gotta love how SpaceX keeps pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, making the future feel just a bit closer!