Starlink has revolutionized [our] ability to deliver essential network services to vessel crew, addressing their desperate need for connectivity. Previously, crew members would spend three months or longer onboard the vessel without consistent contact with the outside world.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Sunday, July 13, will launch a batch of Starlink smallsats to low Earth orbit to add to the Starlink constellation at 7:27 PM – 10:42 PM PDT from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, California. The launch site has witnessed the launch of 202 rockets, including 202 orbital launch attempts, and has been the site for 816 rocket launches.
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.
Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.