UPDATE (9:32 a.m.) - The launch lifted off at around 9:32 a.m.
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UPDATE (9:08 a.m. Friday): SpaceX is counting down its next Falcon 9 launch. According to its website, the launch is set for liftoff shortly after 9:30 a.m.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California https://t.co/VT2chc4B3K
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 17, 2025
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UPDATE (Thursday): SpaceX paused its countdown clock Thursday morning with less than 30 minutes to launch time. The launch countdown now shows liftoff is set for around 9:50 a.m. Friday, according to SpaceX's website.
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UPDATE (1:22 p.m.) - According to Vandenberg, the launch has been rescheduled to Thursday, lifting off sometime between 8:41 a.m. and 12:41 p.m.
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UPDATE (8:48 a.m.) - About two minutes before liftoff, the launch director placed a hold on the launch, citing weather conditions. No word yet on when they will attempt the launch again.
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California https://t.co/HvhmBCQKs3
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 17, 2025
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday morning for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The Starlink mission is scheduled to take off at approximately 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday.
Officials say the rocket will deliver 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
A few minutes after takeoff, the mission's first stage booster will reportedly land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
This is the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission.
Residents can watch a live webcast of the launch starting about five minutes before takeoff.
