SpaceX Aiming for 4th Falcon Launch of Month at Vandenberg SFB
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- Sep 24, 2024
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The West Coast’s fourth Falcon 9 rocket of the month will try to get off the ground Tuesday night at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Liftoff of the two-stage rocket will occur from Space Launch Complex-4 south of West Ocean Avenue (Highway 246).
SpaceX said the mission will target a 9:01 p.m. launch.
If needed, another opportunity exists at 8:37 p.m. Wednesday, according to SpaceX.
Awaiting their ride to space aboard the rocket are 20 Starlink satellites, 13 of which have direct-to-cell capabilities.
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For Starlink missions, the first-stage booster lands on the Of Course I Still Love You dronieship in the Pacific Ocean.
In addition to recovering the lower two-thirds of the rocket, SpaceX also captures the two halves of the payload fairing, or nose cone.
The recovery allows SpaceX to reuse components for future missions, cutting costs and the time for placing payloads into orbit.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on www.spacex.com and on @SpaceX account on X.
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