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For live updates on today’s launch, ... A SpaceX rocket will launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday afternoon, carrying 46 of the aerospace company’s Starlink satellites into orbit.
SpaceX is targeting a 1:09 p.m. launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 4E near Lompoc, with a backup opportunity on Thursday at 12:55 p.m. The mission will carry 51 ...
The launch is scheduled for 10:39 a.m., with a backup opportunity on Friday at the same time, according to SpaceX. The launch will use the company’s Falcon 9 rocket; the first-stage booster that ...
SpaceX launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:40 p.m. on June 18, 2024. A view of the SpaceX rocket launch June 18, 2024, from Platino Lane in Arroyo Grande.
Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) is a launch and landing site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. It has two pads, both of which are used by SpaceX for Falcon 9, one for launch operations, and the other as Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) for SpaceX landings. The complex was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005.
On April 24, 2023, the United States Space Force announced that it was leasing Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) to SpaceX for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches. SpaceX expects to begin Falcon 9 launches from SLC-6 in 2025 and Falcon Heavy launches in 2026. [35] Since then, SpaceX has started reconfiguring the launch pad. [36]
In 2024, Elon Musk's SpaceX conducted 46 launches from Vandenberg, a spokesperson for the base told BI. In 2025, the company is seeking the authority to launch up to 100 rockets a year through the ...
This launch marked a turnaround record for SpaceX; the launch occurred 3 days, 21 hours and 41 minutes after SpaceX's previous mission from SLC-40. The previous record was set the month before at the same launch pad. 245 8 August 2023 03:57 [150] F9 B5 B1075.5: Vandenberg, SLC‑4E: Starlink: Group 6-20 (15 satellites) ~12,000 kg (26,000 lb ...