A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched Twilight, a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission to dusk-dawn Sun-synchronous orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 11 January 2026, at 13:44 UTC (05:44 PST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1097) previously supported 4 missions: Sentinel-6B and 3 Starlink missions.
