SpaceX launch from Vandenberg expected to light up the sky


SpaceX is planning another Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base shortly after sunset Thursday, potentially putting on a spectacular display in the western sky over the High Desert.

The company is targeting 7:30 p.m. for liftoff, conditions permitting, according to SpaceX. The spacecraft will carry 22 satellites into orbit to join SpaceX’s growing Starlink internet network.

The launch window will remain open through 11:24 p.m., should the mission need to be delayed.

The timing of the scheduled launch may allow for a particularly vivid show as the rocket climbs to an altitude where sunlight will be able to illuminate the rocket’s exhaust plume.

Thursday’s launch will be the 15th flight of first-stage booster, which will attempt a landing on SpaceX’s “Of Course I Still Love You” drone ship in the Pacific Ocean, according to SpaceX.

A live broadcast of the launch will be displayed via SpaceX’s feed on the social media platform X.

More: SpaceX rocket puts on a show over Southern California

This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: SpaceX plans launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.



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