SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX is looking to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday morning. The launch attempt comes after it canceled the launch of a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft from Florida due to bad weather.

Liftoff for the Starlink 11-1 mission is scheduled for 12:24 a.m. PDT (3:24 a.m. EDT, 0724 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about 30 minutes before liftoff.

The B1082 rocket, the first stage of the Falcon 9 launching this mission, will be launching for the sixth time. It previously launched the USSF-62 mission, as well as four Starlink missions.

Just over eight missions after liftoff, B1082 will land on SpaceX’s unmanned spacecraft, “Of Course I Still Love You.” This will be the 98th landing on OCISLY and the 334th rocket landing to date.

The 23 Starlink satellites will join the more than 6,200 active satellites in orbit, according to astrophysicist and orbital tracker expert Jonathan McDowell.