UPDATE (Saturday, Sept. 13) - SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon 9 rocket at approximately 10:55 a.m.
UPDATE (Saturday, Sept. 13) - The launch is currently scheduled for approximately 10:55 a.m.
WATCH:
Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California https://t.co/ehQfu1K4Wy
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 13, 2025
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(Friday, Sept. 12) - A SpaceX launch supporting the Department of Defense (DOD) is scheduled to liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base Saturday, according to the base.
The launch window for the Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit opens at 8:41 a.m. and remains open until 12:41 p.m.
According to the launch countdown on SpaceX's website, liftoff is scheduled for the beginning of the window.
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The launch will support DOD communications through “advanced low Earth orbit technology,” according to Vandenberg.
With the second-stage, which has been used 27 previous times, set to land on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean, no sonic boom is expected to be heard locally.
A live webcast of the mission will begin on SpaceX’s X account and website about five minutes before liftoff.
This will mark the 46th overall launch this year and the third this month from Vandenberg.
