Blastoff! SpaceX launches 21 satellites for US military from California, nails landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the second Tranche 1 Transport mission for the Space Development Agency (SDA) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Oct. 15, 2025 at 7:06 p.m. EDT (2306 GMT; 4:06 p.m. local California time)