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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the USSF-385 mission from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 26, 2026. It was SpaceX's third classified mission for the U.S. Space Force this month. Blastoff! SpaceX launches classified US Space Force mission for 3rd time this month | 9:03 VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 6,403 views | September 26, 2026

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched tFalcon 9 launched 27 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:47 p.m. EDT (6:47 p.m. local time; 0147 GMT on Sept. 20). It was a record 40th flight for one of the Falcon 9’s fairing halves. Blastoff! SpaceX launches & deploys 27 Starlink satellites, nails landing | 9:18 VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 19,461 views | September 20, 2026

An Electron rocket launched a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) spacecraft for the Tokyo-based company Synspective from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Sept. 18, 2026 at 11:22 p.m. EDT (0322 GMT and 3:22 p.m. local time on Sept. 19). Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite from New Zealand | 9:25 VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 5,187 views | September 19, 2026

SpaceX conducted a full-duration static fire test of Starship's 33-engine Super Heavy booster at Starbase, Texas on Aug. 28, 2026, as part of preparations for Flight 14. SpaceX fires up Starship's 33-Engine Super Heavy booster ahead of flight 14 | 1:03 VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 58,856 views | August 29, 2026

SpaceX launched eight satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) for Louisiana-based telecom company Globalstar from Florida, as well as the USSF-366 mission for the U.S. Space Force from California, on Aug. 15, 2026. [Full Story on Space.com] The two rockets launched just 38 minutes apart, breaking SpaceX’s previous record -- set on Aug. 31, 2024, with two Starlink missions -- by 27 minutes. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta ( / spaleta_space_odyssey ) SpaceX Launches 2 Rockets 38 Minutes Apart -- New Record! Sticks Landings | 9:19 VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 7,146 views |...