UPDATE (9:58 p.m.) - SpaceX's first live stream went down about a minute and a half before scheduled liftoff. The live stream continues below:
Watch part two of tonight's doubleheader with Falcon 9 launching 22 @Starlink satellites to orbit https://t.co/WCPUbhzIM7
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 29, 2024
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UPDATE (8:40 p.m.) - SpaceX has updated the scheduled launch time to 9:57 p.m.
WATCH LIVE:
Watch part two of tonight's doubleheader with Falcon 9 launching 22 @Starlink satellites to orbit https://t.co/H6rLRyxg2t
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 29, 2024
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UPDATE (5:50 p.m.) - The scheduled launch time has been moved back to 9:02 p.m.
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(9:07 a.m.) - SpaceX is planning another rocket launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base this Sunday, Jan. 28.
The launch of a Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for 6:16 p.m.
It will be delivering 22 Starlink satellites into orbit. Starlink is SpaceX's high-speed broadband satellite internet service.
Following stage separation, SpaceX plans to land the rocket’s first stage booster on a droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean so it can be used again in a future launch. The booster being used in this launch has reportedly been used in eight other missions.
SpaceX plans to livestream the launch on X, starting about five minutes prior to liftoff.
If everything goes as planned, it will be the second SpaceX rocket launch of the day. The aerospace company is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:15 p.m. Eastern. That rocket will be carrying an additional 23 Starlink satellites into orbit.
If Sunday’s launch at Vandenberg is scrubbed, SpaceX says it has additional backup launch opportunities starting at 5:49 p.m. on Monday.
