Overview
- SpaceX, which plans to launch Saturday, has a four-hour window starting at 7 a.m. PT with an FAA-advised backup opportunity on Sunday if needed.
- The Falcon 9 will lift off from Space Launch Complex 4-East to place 25 Starlink broadband satellites in low-Earth orbit on a southern track that may be hard to see from Arizona.
- Viewers can watch a live webcast on SpaceX’s website and the X TV app, which starts about five minutes before liftoff.
- SpaceX will attempt its 600th Falcon booster landing with a drone-ship touchdown on Of Course I Still Love You.
- The mission is slated to be Vandenberg’s fourth Starlink launch of April and would add to the 75 satellites already deployed this month to expand coverage and capacity.