A SpaceX Falcon 9 will liftoff from the company’s West Coast launch facility early Wednesday morning to add another batch of satellites to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.
Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is currently scheduled for 1:18 a.m. PDT (4:18 a.m. EDT / 0818 UTC).
Spaceflight Now will have live coverage starting 30 minutes prior to launch.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster, B1063, making its 35th flight, will take a south-easterly trajectory on departure from Space Launch Complex 4-East. After second stage separation, the booster will target a landing on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ stationed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California.
If all goes according to plan, 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites will be deployed from the Falcon 9 upper stage just over an hour into flight.
SpaceX is now basing its Starlink launch operations on the West Coast as it focuses efforts at Cape Canaveral on preparing for the East Coast debut of its Starship vehicle.