{
  "question": "Was today a rocket launch tonight?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-rocket-launch-tonight",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — today's SpaceX Starlink 15-16 launch from California flew at 12:25 a.m. PDT, not tonight.",
  "details": [
    "Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg at 12:25 a.m. PDT",
    "Next scheduled Vandenberg Falcon 9 is Starlink 15-18 on October 30",
    "No evening launch appeared in the schedules checked"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites from California, Lands Falcon 9 Booster",
      "url": "https://aiaa.org/2026/10/27/spacex-launches-27-starlink-satellites-from-california-lands-falcon-9-booster/"
    },
    {
      "title": "West Coast Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites",
      "url": "https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/10/27/west-coast-falcon-9-rocket-to-launch-27-starlink-satellites/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Launch Schedule",
      "url": "https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-27",
  "place": "Pacific Time",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-rocket-launch-tonight/2026-10-27/tz-america-los-angeles",
  "scope": "timezone",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T22:30:12.216Z"
}