SpaceX is counting down to the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service.
Liftoff of the Starlink 17-23 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled for 2:10:39 a.m. PST (5:10:39 a.m. EST / 1010:39 UTC). The rocket, carrying 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, will take southerly trajectory on departure from the launch site in central California.
Spaceflight Now will have live coverage starting about 30 minutes prior to launch.
Falcon 9 booster B1082 will be making its 20th flight since its inaugural flight in January 2024. It previously launched the USSF-62, OneWeb Launch 20 and NROL-145 missions, plus 15 Starlink deliveries.
The booster will target a landing on the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ positioned in the Pacific Ocean.
