On Sunday, March 10 at 9:09 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
This is the 17th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and now 12 Starlink missions.
SpaceX’s double Sunday bi-coastal launches of 23 Starlink smallsats
Another day of SpaceX launches from both east and west coast. SpaceX is also targeting Sunday, March 10 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 7:13 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 10:49 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Monday, March 11 starting at 7:14 p.m. PT.
The forecast calls for a temperature of 56°F, ov
ercast clouds, 100% cloud cover and a wind speed of 12mph.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.
This is the 17th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and 11 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.