A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 23 Starlink internet satellites from SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at 7:20-11:51 p.m. PT (10:20 p.m. – 2:51 a.m. ET, 0220-0651 UTC).
Space Launch Complex 4E has witnessed the launch of 137 rockets, including 137 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 748 rocket launches.
The Falcon 9’s first stage booster is targeting a landing on the droneship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability
This is a communications mission to be in low Earth orbit at the launch cost of $52,000,000