SpaceX Launches 25 Starlink Satellites from California If you were awakened by a loud boom along California’s central coast early Sunday morning, you weren’t imagining things. It was the sound of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Liftoff occurred Sunday, March 8, 2026 , at 4:00:19 a.m. PDT, marking the start of the Starlink 17-18 mission. This l