UPDATE: The next launch attempt will be Sunday at 10:33 p.m.
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UPDATE (10:41 p.m.) - The launch time has been moved again with a new targeted time of 1:51 a.m. Sunday. Backup opportunities are still available until 2:52 a.m. and if needed, another opportunity for launch is Sunday beginning at 10:33 p.m.
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UPDATE (9:32 p.m. Saturday) - SpaceX has updated the launch time of its next Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch is now set to liftoff at 12:51 a.m. Sunday. Backup opportunities are available until 2:52 a.m. and if needed, another opportunity for launch is Sunday beginning at 10:33 p.m.
A live webcast of the launch is expected to begin about five minutes prior to liftoff on X.
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ORIGINAL STORY: SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday, Nov. 18.
The launch is scheduled for 10:55 p.m.
The rocket will carry 22 Starlink satellites into orbit. Starlink is SpaceX's high-speed broadband satellite internet service.
Following stage separation, about eight minutes after liftoff, SpaceX will aim to land the rocket's first stage booster on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. The booster used in this launch has been used in 14 other missions, according to the aerospace company.
A live webcast of the launch is expected to begin about five minutes prior to liftoff on X.
If the launch is delayed, SpaceX says backup opportunities are available until 2:52 a.m. on Sunday, or starting at 10:33 p.m. on Sunday.
