{
  "question": "Was today a launch visible from here?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-launch-visible-from-here",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — the next Vandenberg Falcon 9 lifts off at 9:45 p.m. PDT tonight, roughly 950 km south and behind a 100% overcast sky.",
  "details": [
    "Starlink 15-16, Falcon 9 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB",
    "Window opens 9:45 p.m. PDT Oct 26, plus a backup",
    "Vandenberg is about 950 km from Hillsboro"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Spaceflight Now",
      "url": "https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Shattered",
      "url": "https://shattered.io/spacex-ties-california-launch-record-71st-vandenberg-2026/"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASASpaceFlight.com -",
      "url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=66213.msg2834576;topicseen#new#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Oregon Rocketry",
      "url": "https://www.oregonrocketry.org/calendar/public-launches/#wp--skip-link--target"
    },
    {
      "title": "MyWild",
      "url": "https://mywild.report/rocket-launches-oregon"
    },
    {
      "title": "WebCal.Guru",
      "url": "https://www.webcal.guru/en-MC/event_list/science_rocket_launches?year=2028"
    },
    {
      "title": "Open-Meteo weather forecast",
      "url": "https://open-meteo.com/"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-26",
  "place": "Hillsboro, OR, US",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-launch-visible-from-here/2026-10-26/us/or/hillsboro",
  "scope": "local",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-26T08:30:51.269Z"
}