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SpaceX launches 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight

Will Robinson-Smith
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The Starlink 17-26 mission was also the 540th launch of a previously flown Falcon booster. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:17:49 a.m. PST (9:17:49 a.m. EST / 1417:49 UTC).

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