UPDATE: The launch lifted off at around 9:53 a.m.
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ORIGINAL STORY: SpaceX is preparing for another Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 carrying 25 satellites to low-Earth orbit was set for shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday from Space Launch Complex 4 East. The launch ended up being moved back, with liftoff eventually set for 9:53 a.m.
A live webcast of the mission will begin about five minutes before liftoff.
You can watch the webcast on X @SpaceX or the X TV app.
The mission’s first stage booster has been used 18 times before, including on 15 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the booster is expected to land on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean. No sonic boom is expected to be heard locally.
This will mark the sixth launch from Vandenberg this month.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 25 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California https://t.co/YBi2FrJnUi
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 29, 2026
