A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base just after midnight ET on Oct. 31, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)

SpaceX celebrated Halloween with an early-morning launch from California.

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Oct. 31) at 12:04 a.m. EDT (0404 GMT; 9:04 p.m. on Oct. 30 local time), sending 27 of the company's Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO).

The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth as planned, touching down about 8.5 minutes after launch on the SpaceX drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You," which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

The Falcon 9's first stage rests on the deck of a drone ship shortly after launch on Oct. 31, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)

It was the 18th flight for this particular booster, which is designated B1093.…