WATCH
Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California https://t.co/THKmnmw78j
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 8, 2025
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UPDATE (2:48 p.m.) - SpaceX is now targeting 8:54 p.m. for the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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ORIGINAL - Vandenberg Space Force Base is preparing for a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch on Tuesday, October 7, between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The rocket will carry 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East.
A livestream of the launch will begin about five minutes before liftoff.
Following stage separation, about eight minutes after liftoff, SpaceX will aim to land the rocket's first stage booster on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean.
Officials say following the launch, residents in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Ojai, Ventura, and Oxnard may hear a sonic boom approximately 8 to 10 minutes after liftoff.
