Here's what's launching Oct. 26–Nov. 1: ISRO launches its NVS-03 navigation satellite on a GSLV Mk II from Sriharikota, while SpaceX flies two Starlink missions and a U.S. Space Force mission from California.

| Published: October 27, 2026

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying a batch of Starlink satellites in early 2023. Three of this week’s four launches will also fly on a Falcon 9 from the same base. Credit: SpaceX, via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0

Rocket launches this week

On Tuesday, Oct. 27 , SpaceX will launch the Starlink Group 15-16 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 12:45 a.m. EDT. The Falcon 9 will carry a batch of satellites for Starlink, SpaceX’s broadband internet constellation, and its first-stage booster is expected to land on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.

On Friday, Oct. 30 , SpaceX returns to the pad at Vandenberg for the Starlink Group 15-18 mission at 12:02 a.m. EDT.…