SpaceX Sets Early Friday Vandenberg Launch for 25 Starlink Satellites
The mission extends SpaceX’s reuse-driven launch tempo with a Falcon 9 first stage flying for the 32nd time.
Overview
- Lift-off is targeted for Friday, March 13 at 7:33 a.m. PDT, within a broader preannounced early-morning window.
- A live webcast is slated to begin about five minutes before launch on SpaceX’s channels, including X.
- Following stage separation, the booster is set to attempt a droneship landing on Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific.
- Local residents were advised that one or more sonic booms are possible, with audibility dependent on weather conditions.
- The heavily flown booster has previously supported NROL, Transporter, SWOT, Bandwagon, and 19 earlier Starlink missions.