US launch cadence: the sites

Open · 4 updates · since Oct 22, 2026 · updated Oct 27, 2026 Space launch us

Where it stands: Launch cadence counted by site — Vandenberg's annual record, the East-versus-West Coast mix, and how the national manifest spreads over pads.

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• 2026-10-27 (~4:21 AM ET, NSF — x.com/NASASpaceflight; Stocktwits — stocktwits.com/news-articles): Falcon 9 booster B1082-26 launched Starlink Group 15-16 (27 satellites) from SLC-4E Vandenberg — a second California Starlink flight four days after October 23's Group 15-15, inside the stretch Ventura County Star/USA Today reporting (October 24–26) pegged for a record-setting Vandenberg launch count. Development of the October 22–26 cadence line (11-day Starlink gap, record-tying mission, one more October mission). Watch: whether this flight or the remaining October mission sets California's annual record, the final count, and the retail-reservation freeze (still no official SpaceX notice). tags: spacex, launch, constellations
• 2026-10-26 (USA Today — usatoday.com/story): the Vandenberg cadence figure firms — the record-setting mission is due up this week, followed by one more SpaceX mission still within October at Vandenberg. Development of the October 24 record-tying report; watch: whether both flights clear and the final annual count. tags: spacex, launch
• 2026-10-24 the cadence squeeze gets a state-level metric — the Ventura County Star reports SpaceX helped notch the record-tying mission for California's annual launch count at Vandenberg Space Force Base, with a new record days away (vcstar.com/story). Development of the same-day 11-day-gap Starlink entry. Watch: the new California record landing, and whether the F9 Starlink gap widens further.