[Launch Alert] Launch on Schedule

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Tue Jan 31 08:14:24 EST 2023


This morning's Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg SFB is on schedule. The following is an advisory from SpaceX:


WATCH LIVE: STARLINK MISSION

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, January 31 at 8:15 a.m. PT (16:15 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

You can watch the live launch webcast starting about 5 minutes before liftoff. https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl2-6 


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