SpaceX Launches Two Falcon 9 Rockets in Record 38 Minutes

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets from opposite U.S. coasts less than 39 minutes apart on August 15, 2026, setting a company record for the shortest interval between orbital missions. USSF-366 launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying a classified U.S. Space Force payload. About 38 minutes later, a Falcon 9 launched Globalstar's replenishment mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Globalstar's official post-launch information identified eight satellites in this first replenishment batch. Both first-stage boosters were successfully recovered. The event demonstrates SpaceX's ability to conduct highly parallel launch operations while supporting commercial and national-security missions. The supplied lead contained material errors concerning launch order, payload count, and the claimed 650th successful recovery.