SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Twilight (Pandora & Others) - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live

SpaceX has launched the CSG-3 mission at 6:09pm PST (02:09 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1081-21 from Space Launch Complex 4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sending the COSMO-SkyMed second generation Earth observation satellite south into a sun-synchronous orbit for the Italian Space Agency. Approximately eight minutes later, after completing its mission, the booster returned to planet Earth, landing at Vandenberg’s Landing Zone 4. Following successful deployment, this complet

#SPACE: SpaceX kicked off 2026 on January 2 with the successful launch of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG-3) satellite. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking the company’s first mission of the year and featuring the 21st flight and landing for its first-stage booster. - 📹: SpaceX/𝕏 - What are your thoughts? Drop a comment below!👇💬 | Entrelligence

Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket thundered into the sky from Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The mission successfully carried 10 small Earth-imaging satellites for Planet, helping improve daily monitoring of our changing world 🌍. Vandenberg’s coastal launch site makes it ideal for missions heading into polar and sun-synchronous orbits. This launch highlights how converted missile technology continues to support commercial space missions and Earth observation. �

SpaceX Launches Twilight (Pandora & Others) Mission from SLC-4E Vandenberg, California