SpaceX launched eight satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) for Louisiana-based telecom company Globalstar from Florida, as well as the USSF-366 mission for the U.S. Space Force from California, on Aug. 15, 2026. Full Story: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-breaks-record-launch-doubleheader-ussf-366-globalstar-2r
The two rockets launched just 38 minutes apart, breaking SpaceX’s previous record — set on Aug. 31, 2024, with two Starlink missions — by 27 minutes.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://www.instagram.com/spaleta_space_odyssey/)