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SpaceX set to launch 22 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base


SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18. PHOTO: Jose Jimenez
SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18. PHOTO: Jose Jimenez
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UPDATE (MARCH 29 4:55 P.M.): SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Saturday, March 30 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites from the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Liftoff is targeted for 7:30 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 11:30 p.m. PT.

SpaceX said if needed, additional opportunities are also available on Sunday, March 31 starting at 7:30 p.m. PT.

More on the launch can be found here.

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UPDATE (MARCH 29 8:47 A.M.): SpaceX said the launch is targeted for liftoff no earlier than March 29.

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SpaceX is projected to launch 22 Starlink satellites Thursday evening from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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According to SpaceX, a Falcon 9 is planned to launch 22 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

SpaceX said liftoff is targeted for 7:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, with backup opportunities available until 11:24 p.m. PT.

SpaceX said if needed, additional opportunities are available on Friday, March 29 starting at 7:30 p.m. PT.

A live webcast of the mission can be watched on the X (formerly Twitter) page of SpaceX about five minutes before liftoff.

To read more on the launch, click here.

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