SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink mega constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Friday, August 2 2, from 8:44 AM – 12:44 PM PDT.
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 17th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, EarthCARE, NROL-186, Transporter-13, TRACERS, and eight 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. batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system from Space Launch Complex 4E Vandenberg SFB, CA.