Rocket launches from Vandenberg
Vandenberg Space Force Base on California's central coast handles polar and sun-synchronous orbits — mostly SpaceX Starlink and national-security missions. Evening Vandenberg launches are famous for the “space jellyfish” plume visible across Southern California. The live schedule below updates automatically.
Next up
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-48 — launch time, how to watch (11 July 2026)Sat 11 Jul, 02:00 UTC · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Go
Upcoming launches
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-48 — launch time, how to watch (11 July 2026) — Sat 11 Jul, 02:00 UTC
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-14 — launch time, how to watch (14 July 2026) — Tue 14 Jul, 01:16 UTC
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer E — launch time, how to watch (16 July 2026) — Thu 16 Jul, 20:22 UTC
- Falcon 9 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer A — Launch 31 August 2026 — Mon 31 Aug, 00:00 UTC
- Falcon 9: SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E Launch — 30 September 2026 — Wed 30 Sept, 00:00 UTC
- Falcon 9 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A — Launch 30 Sep 2026 — Wed 30 Sept, 00:00 UTC
- Falcon 9 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C — Launch 30 Sept 2026 — Wed 30 Sept, 00:00 UTC
- Falcon 9 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer F: Launch Sept 30, 2026 — Wed 30 Sept, 00:00 UTC
- Falcon 9 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D — Launch 30 Sep 2026 — Wed 30 Sept, 00:00 UTC
- Falcon 9 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A — Launch 30 Sep 2026 — Wed 30 Sept, 00:00 UTC
Recent launches
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 17 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) — launch recap (7 July 2026) — Success
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-46 — launch recap (2 July 2026) — Success
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-40 — launch recap (28 June 2026) — Success
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-45 — launch recap (25 June 2026) — Success
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-28 — launch recap (21 June 2026) — Success
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-179 — launch recap (19 June 2026) — Success
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-54 — launch recap (15 June 2026) — Success
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-44 — launch recap (11 June 2026) — Success
Can I see Vandenberg launches from Los Angeles?
Yes — especially twilight launches, when the exhaust plume lights up and is visible across SoCal and sometimes as far as Arizona.