UPDATE (6:57 a.m. Saturday): The countdown for Saturday's launch was paused a little more than an hour before liftoff, according to SpaceX's website. Crews are now targeting Sunday between 3:58 a.m. and 7:58 a.m. for the launch.
ORIGINAL STORY: SpaceX is targeting Saturday morning for its next Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The Falcon 9 rocket that will send 25 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit has a launch window of 2:58 a.m. to 6:58 a.m.
As of 12:50 p.m. Friday, SpaceX was showing the countdown ending shortly after 6:30 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E).
The first-stage booster supporting the mission has been used six previous times, including on four Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the booster is expected to land on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean. No sonic boom is expected to be heard locally.
About five minutes before liftoff, a live webcast of the launch will be up on X @SpaceX or the X TV app.
Saturday’s launch marks the second this month for SpaceX from Vandenberg and the 14th launch from the west coast base for the company this year.
