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SpaceX sends off 26 Starlink Group 15-8 smallsats in the thickest California fog

June 8, 2025

On one of the foggiest mornings at Vandenberg yet, Sunday, June 8 at 7:20 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 26 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to add to the Starlink constellation. All photos by Satnews.

Before launch
Successful landing

This was the seventh flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-126, Transporter-12, SPHEREx, NROL-57, and now three Starlink missions.

Filed Under: Climate & Environmental Monitoring, Launch Providers

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