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SpaceX plans 2 rocket launches this week in California. See schedule
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Fusion42 · 13 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
SpaceX plans two Falcon 9 rocket launches this week from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California: one to deploy 27 Starlink satellites and another classified mission for the U.S. Space Force.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Deep Tech: Telecom & Connectivity, and 7 sources have reported it between 5 Oct 2026 and 13 Oct 2026.
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Your network satellite launch plans need to account for increased satellite deployment capacity this week from SpaceX at Vandenberg. The classified Space Force mission also signals ongoing government reliance on SpaceX for key national security launches.
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7 sources · first reported 5 Oct 2026 · latest 13 Oct 2026
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