SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California
Hours after setting clocks forward for Daylight Savings Time, SpaceX went forward with a launch of Starlink satellites on Sunday (March 8).
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:00 a.m. EDT (11:00 GMT or 4:00 a.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. About an our later, SpaceX confirmed the successful deployment of all 25 broadband internet relay satellites (Group 17-18) into low Earth orbit.
The Falcon’s first stage, Booster 1097, completed its seventh spaceflight with a landing on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
A time lapse photograph captures the streak of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)
