A super foggy California Pacific Ocean morning at Vandenberg as Space X has another launch. On Wednesday, October 30 at 5:07 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Space Launch Complex 4E has witnessed the launch of 164 rockets, including 164 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 776 rocket launches.n
This was the 14th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SDA-0A, Transporter-11, SARah-2, and now 11 Starlink missions.
Space Launch Complex 4E has witnessed the launch of 164 rockets, including 164 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 776 rocket launches.
SpaceX moves Starlink Group 9-9 smallsats launch to Wednesday
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, October 30 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 4:07 a.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 4:21 a.m. PT.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
This is the 14th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SDA-0A, Transporter-11, SARah-2, and 10 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.
SpaceX plans Tuesday launch of Starlink Group 9-9 smallsats
SpaceX plans a Tuesday launch of Starlink Group 9-9 V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit from SLC-4E, Vandenberg at 4:30 a.m. PDT (7:30 a.m. EDT, 1130 UTC).
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will land on the SpaceX droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You.’
Starlink is being used by so many people, businesses, and organizations in more than 100 countries, territories, and other markets around the world, spanning all 7 continents and oceans. The number of people using Starlink around the world has grown to more than 4M and counting.
The forecast calls for a temperature of 57°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 25mph.