UPDATE: SpaceX successfully launched 24 Starlink satellites into low-earth orbit at around 5:59 p.m. on Saturday.
ORIGINAL STORY: SpaceX is planning a Valentines Day launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The window for the Saturday launch that will send 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit is between 2 and 6 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E).
The first-stage booster supporting the mission has been used 21 times previously, including on 11 Starlink missions. Its set to land on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean following stage separation. No sonic boom is expected to be heard locally.
A live webcast of the launch will begin approximately five minutes before liftoff and can be viewed on X @SpaceX or the X TV app.
WATCH: SpaceX given approval to double rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base
SpaceX given approval to double rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The launch marks the 10
th
launch of the year and the fourth this month for SpaceX from Vandenberg.