SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites from California on Monday evening (June 16). A relatively new Falcon 9 rocket, making only its third flight, lifted off at 8:36 p.m. PDT local (11:36 p.m. EDT or 0336 GMT June 17) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

The BriefSpaceX plans to launch 28 Starlink satellites early Wednesday from Florida.Liftoff is set for 1:55 a.m. from Cape Canaveral.Backup launch windows extend through 5:34 p.m. Wednesday and again starting at 1:16 a.

Following stage separation, the Falcon 9 booster descended and landed on the SpaceX drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.