SpaceX conducted two Starlink satellite deployment missions over the weekend of March 14-15, 2026, launching from both the United States' West and East Coasts. The first launch occurred on Saturday, March 14, from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A Falcon 9 rocket successfully carried a batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
The second mission followed on Sunday, March 15, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Another Falcon 9 booster lifted off, deploying a further group of satellites to expand the company's broadband internet constellation. Both missions featured the successful landing of the Falcon 9 first-stage boosters on drone ships in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, marking the company's continued reusability achievements.
These launches represent the latest in a regular cadence of missions to build and maintain the Starlink megaconstellation. The exact number of satellites launched was confirmed by SpaceX as 53 across the two missions. The company's launch manifest remains busy, with multiple missions scheduled in the coming weeks to continue expanding global satellite internet coverage.
