For the second time in 2026, a SpaceX rocket is due to blast off from Southern California. Here's where (and what time) you may spot Falcon 9 liftoff

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SpaceX has one more launch scheduled from Southern California before Christmas. A Falcon 9 rocket will deploy 27 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 16, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

SpaceX has one final launch scheduled from Southern California before Christmas. A Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch Tuesday, Dec. 16 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission will deploy 27 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.

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SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, Dec. 27 from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission will deliver an Earth observation satellite, CSG-3, into orbit for the Italian Space Agency. The rocket launch may be visible from ...

The Space Force is seeking proposals to convert an empty stretch at the southern tip of Vandenberg Space Force Base into a launch site for giant rockets.