Overview
- A Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4‑East at Vandenberg is scheduled to launch Saturday, Aug. 8, within a 7 a.m.–11 a.m. PT window carrying 24 Starlink satellites to low‑Earth orbit.
- SpaceX will provide a live webcast beginning about five to ten minutes before liftoff on its website and the X TV app so people can follow the mission even if they cannot see it from the ground.
- First‑stage booster B1093, which has flown 15 previous missions, is assigned to this flight and is slated to attempt a landing on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific about eight minutes after launch.
- Flight planners warn that weather or technical issues could push the mission to a backup opportunity the following day as documented in FAA operations guidance.
- Because the rocket follows a southern trajectory the launch may be hard to spot in Arizona and residents could hear one or more sonic booms depending on atmospheric conditions.