Starlink Mission

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, August 22 at 2:37 a.m. PT (09:37 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Four backup opportunities are also currently available on Tuesday, August 22 starting at 10:45 p.m. PT (05:42 UTC on August 23) until 2:05 a.m. PT on August 23 (9:05 UTC). This is the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, and five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.