{
  "question": "Was today a rocket launch?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-rocket-launch",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — a Falcon 9 Starlink mission is scheduled tonight, and China already flew a Long March earlier today.",
  "details": [
    "Falcon 9 Starlink 15-16 window: 9:45 PM PDT Mon, Oct 26",
    "China launched Long March 8A from Hainan at 10:03 AM Beijing time",
    "China also rolled out Lijian-2 Yao-2 to its pad"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "People's Daily Online",
      "url": "https://en.people.cn/n3/2026/1026/c98389-20512377.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "German.people.cn",
      "url": "http://german.people.com.cn/n3/2026/1026/c414967-20512139.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "人民网",
      "url": "http://www.greek.people.cn/n3/2026/1026/c517546-20512346.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "Shattered",
      "url": "https://shattered.io/spacex-ties-california-launch-record-71st-vandenberg-2026/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Go4Liftoff",
      "url": "https://go4liftoff.com/launch/falcon-9-block-5-starlink-group-15-16?returnURL=%2F"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASASpaceFlight.com -",
      "url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=66213.msg2834576;topicseen#new#1"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-26",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-rocket-launch/2026-10-26",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-26T10:40:14.676Z"
}