UPDATE (Friday, April 5, 2024) - SpaceX is now targeting the launch for Saturday, April 6 at 7:25 p.m.
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(Thursday, April 4, 2024) - SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday night.
The rocket will send 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). According to SpaceX, six of those satelittes will have Direct to Cell capabilities.
Liftoff is scheduled for 7:31 p.m., with backup opportunities available until 11:25 p.m.
If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Saturday starting at 7:25 p.m.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff.
This is the sixth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, and one Starlink mission.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
This would be SpaceX's 12th launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base this year.
