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SpaceX scrubbed the planned year-end Falcon 9 launch of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM3 Earth-observation satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base due to a ground system issue at the launch pad. While the rocket and Italian payload remain healthy, additional troubleshooting and checks are underway, and a new target launch date has yet to be confirmed.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the night of December 13–14, 2025, expanding the global satellite internet constellation. After deployment, the rocket’s reusable first stage landed on a droneship in the Pacific. The mission contributes to a growing network that provides high-speed broadband to underconnected regions worldwide.

Falcon 9 launches 28 @Starlink satellites from California

Falcon 9 is vertical at pad 4E in California ahead of today’s launch of the Transporter-15 rideshare mission. The 57-minute launch window opens at 10:19 a.m. PT On board this mission are 140 payloads, including cubesats, microsats, hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying 13 of those payloads to be deployed at a later time

Falcon 9 launches 28 @Starlink satellites from California