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SpaceX Planning Another Falcon 9 Launch From Vandenberg This Weekend

Friday December 27, 2024

(Launch file photo courtesy SpaceX)

     SpaceX is targeting Saturday, December 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

     Liftoff is targeted for 5:48 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 9:31 p.m. PT.

     If needed, additional opportunities are also available Sunday, December 29 starting 5:12 p.m. PT.

     A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

     This is the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SARah-2, Transporter-11, SDA-0A, and 12 Starlink missions.

     Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.