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Three Vandenberg Launches Posted for This Week as SpaceX and Firefly Target Liftoffs

Launch times remain tentative due to routine spaceflight delays.

The DART AE hypersonic vehicle is pictured ahead of its integration with Rocket Lab's HASTE launch vehicle for the "That's Not A Knife" mission. The scramjet-powered vehicle, developed by Australia's Hypersonix Launch Systems, will attempt its first flight from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Credit: Rocket Lab
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Overview

  • SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, Feb. 24, for a Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 4E with a 6 to 10 a.m. PT window.
  • A Firefly Alpha return-to-flight test is slated for Friday, Feb. 27, from Space Launch Complex 2W with the launch window to be announced.
  • SpaceX has a second Falcon 9 mission planned for Saturday, Feb. 28, from Space Launch Complex 4E with a midnight to 4 a.m. PT window.
  • Each Falcon 9 flight is listed to deploy 25 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit with booster recovery on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific.
  • Viewers in California and parts of Arizona may see the launches, though schedules can shift as updates and delays are common.