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Roundup · October 18, 2026

3 launches in the week to October 18

Falcon 9 flew three times between October 12 and October 18, 2026, and all three were completed: Starlink Group 15-25 from Vandenberg, Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 from Cape Canaveral, and USSF-481 from Vandenberg.

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