Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Starlink Satellites From Vandenberg Tonight
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (SpaceX PR) — SpaceX is targeting today, Monday, October 3 for a Falcon 9 launch of 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 4:56 p.m. PT (23:56 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Tuesday, October 4 at 4:35 p.m. PT (23:35 UTC).
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, and one Starlink mission. 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.
You can watch the live launch webcast starting about 5 minutes before liftoff.
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It has been rescheduled until Tuesday.
SpaceX will launch the Crew-5 Dragon on top of a Falcon 9 first at high noon. Before launching the Starlink comsats at 23h10 UTC or 4:10 PM west coast time from pad SLC-4E at Vandenberg.