SpaceX Starlink Vandenberg launch
Definition
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, deploying batches of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit to expand the global satellite internet constellation.
Part of SpaceX's high-frequency launch cadence for Starlink missions from the West Coast, often featuring reusable boosters landing on droneships, with recent examples including Group 17-36 on April 29, 2026.
Examples
The SpaceX Starlink Vandenberg launch turned the California coast into a light show that even rivaled LA traffic at rush hour.
After the SpaceX Starlink Vandenberg launch, my rural WiFi went from 'hope for the best' to 'beam me up, Scotty' speeds.
Elon scheduled the SpaceX Starlink Vandenberg launch just in time for everyone to blame their bad Zoom calls on 'pre-satellite lag'.
Skywatchers gathered for the SpaceX Starlink Vandenberg launch, proving that nothing unites people like watching rockets outpace their ISPs.