[Launch Alert] Friday Rocket Launch

[Launch Alert]

A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for launch from Vandenberg SFB, Calif. tomorrow evening (April 5). The vehicle is slated to leave south base between approximately 7:25 and 11:48 p.m. PDT and carry several Starlink satellites into orbit.

If the vehicle lifts off early in the launch window, a large portion of the southwestern U.S. and northwest Mexico could be treated to an interesting display as the rocket's exhaust is illuminated by the Sun at high altitude while suspended against a dusk or night sky.

If the Falcon 9 is launched later, the event could still be visible to the unaided eye for hundreds of miles, but the exhaust plume will be much less pronounced.

Observers within 25 miles of the coast between Carpinteria and Zuma Beach may hear a sonic boom and distant rumble from the launch several minutes after liftoff.

For countdown status and video feeds of the launch, go to:

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission

https://spaceflightnow.com

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This information is subject to change.