The next launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc will be on Friday after the latest launch created a spectacular display across the sky that could be seen from Southern to Central California.
The rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites lifted off at 7:50 p.m. Monday, according to SpaceX.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base off the California coast with 25 satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A SpaceX booster returns back to the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, April 6, 2026, after a Vandenberg Space Force Base launch of a Falcon 9 rocket off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink internet service. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A jet flies by an exhaust plume trail on Monday, April 6, 2026, after a SpaceX launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base of a Falcon 9 rocket off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink space-based internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A jet flies by an exhaust plume trail on Monday, April 6, 2026, after a SpaceX launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base of a Falcon 9 rocket off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink space-based internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A exhaust plume trail is seen after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch on Monday, April 6, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base off the California coast with 25 satellites for the Starlink internet service. This image was shot in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
This was the first flight for the first stage booster supporting the mission. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
The launch was originally scheduled for Sunday evening but was postponed due to unfavorable conditions.
Friday’s flight will also carry 25 Starlink satellites. It will be the 32nd flight for its first stage booster.
