UPDATE (10:35 a.m.) – Liftoff occurred at 10:34 a.m.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/RHH9fWyYoH
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 3, 2018
UPDATE (10:17 a.m.) – The launch has been pushed back a few minutes to 10:34 a.m.
(8:04 a.m.) – SpaceX and Vandenberg Air Force Base officials say the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket is on schedule.
Liftoff is set for 10:31 a.m. with a 30-minute launch window.
The rocket is carrying 64 payloads, making it the largest, single rideshare mission from a U.S.-based launch vehicle in history.
Monday’s launch will mark SpaceX’s third time launching the same booster.
Falcon 9 and Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express went vertical last night on SpaceX’s California launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Vehicle and weather are go ahead of today’s launch window, which opens at 10:32 a.m. PST, 18:32 UTC → https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z pic.twitter.com/JCWvVfNpJD
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 3, 2018
After the stage separates from the rocket, SpaceX will try to land Falcon 9’s first stage on its droneship, “Just Read The Instructions,” which is floating in the Pacific Ocean.
To watch the launch live or learn more about the mission, visit www.spacex.com/webcast.
