SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is targeted to launch 24 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellationfrom Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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 will be the fifth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched four 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.
There is the possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions.
he forecast calls for a temperature of 63°F, scattered clouds, 28% cloud cover and a wind speed of 12mph.