SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites, lands booster's 26th flight
A routine Starlink batch from Vandenberg reused a Falcon 9 booster for the 26th time.
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what happened
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 03:08 UTC on Aug. 1, 2026 (8:08 p.m. PDT July 31). The first-stage booster landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You, completing its 26th flight. It was the 90th Falcon launch of 2026.
why it matters
This batch sets no new reuse record or first; it is routine constellation-buildout cadence, published per the site's standing rule that megaconstellation batch launches are logged even when unremarkable.
signal-to-noise
WIDELY REPORTED
4/5
leadtier 3 of 5 on its owncorrob+1 earned from 1 rule
calculation
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= 4current score, recomputed by the engine on every change
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quick facts
- Companies
- SpaceX
- Category
- launch
- Impact
- noise
- SNR
- 4 / 5
- Event date
- 2026-07-31
- Published
- 2026-08-01 05:27 UTC