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WATCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California

By  //  August 12, 2022

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instantaneous launch window is at 5:40 p.m. ET

WATCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

SpaceX is targeting Friday, August 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Vandenberg Space Force Base, California – SpaceX is targeting Friday, August 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The instantaneous launch window is at 2:40 p.m. PT (21:40 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, August 13 at 10:40 p.m. PT (05:40 UTC on Sunday, August 14).

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, and one Starlink mission.

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.