SpaceX conducted its first launch of December from the Central Coast, sending 27 communications satellites into orbit.
A Falcon 9 rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:28 p.m. Monday. It carried a payload of 27 Starlink satellites. It was the 20th flight for the reusable first stage booster, which landed on a barge off the West Coast.
SpaceX has a busy flight schedule planned for Vandenberg. Launches are set for this Thursday, Sunday, and December 10. All three will carry yet more Starlink communications satellites.
