[Launch Alert] Monday Rocket Launch

[Launch Alert]

A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for launch from Vandenberg SFB, Calif. tomorrow evening (March 18). The vehicle is slated to leave south base between approximately 7:20 and 11:51 p.m. PDT and carry 23 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 in 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 several miles of the coast between La Conchita and Zuma Beach may hear a sonic boom 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

This information is preliminary and is subject to change.