[Launch Alert] Falcon 9 Launched

Tue Oct 15 21:05:12 EDT 2024

LAUNCH ALERT
Brian Webb
launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
www.spacearchive.info

2024 October 15 (Tuesday) 17:48 PDT

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FALCON 9 LAUNCHED

The following is an announcement from SpaceX:

"On Tuesday, October 15 at 1:21 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California."

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VANDENBERG SFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE

All launch dates and times are subject to change and are listed in 24-hour format.

Launches are listed in the following format:

Date
Launch Time/Window (PST/PDT)
Vehicle
Pad/Silo
Comments

OCT 30
To be announced
Falcon 9
SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the OneWeb mission into orbit

OCT 30
To be announced
Alpha
SLC-2W
Vehicle will launch the Lockheed Martin Demo 1 mission into orbit

OCT 30
To be announced
Falcon 9
SLC-2W
Vehicle will launch several Starlink satellites into orbit

NOV 29
To be announced
Falcon 9
SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the Transporter 12 rideshare mission into orbit

DEC 30
To be announced
Minotaur IV
Unknown
Vehicle will launch the NROL-174 mission into orbit

DEC 30
To be announced
Falcon 9
SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A mission into orbit

DEC 30
To be announced
Falcon 9
SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the NAOS mission into orbit

FEB 26
To be announced
Falcon 9
SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions into orbit

This schedule lists rocket and missile launches from Vandenberg SFB for the next several months. It is a composite of unclassified information from open sources. This schedule is believed to be generally accurate at the time of publication.

Details on U.S. military launches are withheld until they are approved for public release or reported in the news media. For official information regarding Vandenberg SFB activities, go to https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/

All launch dates and times are given in Pacific Time using a 24-hour format similar to military time (midnight = 00:00, 1:00 p.m. = 13:00, 11:00 p.m. = 23:00, etc.).

This schedule may disagree with other launch schedules because different sources were used, the information was interpreted differently, and the schedules were updated at different times.

Acronyms and Abbreviations:

PDT Pacific Daylight Time

PST Pacific Standard Time

SLC Space Launch Complex

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