[Launch Alert] Launch This Afternoon

[Launch Alert]

This afternoon's (January 23) launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB appears to be on schedule for 4:35 p.m. PST.

If liftoff happens on time, the Sun will be above the horizon for observers on the West Coast. However, it will have set for venues much further east like El Paso, western New Mexico, southwestern Colorado, and northwestern Mexico. Observers in those areas may see the rocket's exhaust plume illuminated by the Sun with a twilight sky background.

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

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-7-11

https://spaceflightnow.com