Update Dec. 10, 9 a.m. EST (1400 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 27 Starlink satellites.
SpaceX executed a pre-dawn launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday morning. The flight was the 160th of a Falcon 9 rocket so far in 2025.
The Starlink 15-11 mission added another 27 broadband internet satellites to its growing megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 3:40 a.m. PST (6:40 a.m. EST / 1140 UTC).
This was the third fastest turnaround of SLC-4E to date.
SpaceX launched the mission using the Falcon 9 booster, 1082. This was its 18th flight following missions, like USSF-62, NROL-145 and OneWeb Launch 20.
About 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1082 landed on the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ which was the 169th landing on this vessel and 548th booster landing to date.
Deployment of 27 @Starlink satellites confirmed pic.twitter.com/3ZNICuEjIO
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 10, 2025