SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 8-2 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 8, for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 7:48 p.m. PDT (02:48 UTC, 04:48 CEST May 9), with backup opportunities available until 10:30 p.m. PDT. Additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, May 9, starting at 7:48 p.m. PT. This is the fourth flight for the first-stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched USSF-62 and two 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. With Starlink launches, expect T-Zero time shifts inside the launch window.