ON GO - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-7 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: October 15, 2024 Launch Time: 1:07 a.m. PDT, 0807 UTC, 10:07 CEST Launch Window: open til 5:03 a.m. PDT Launch Site: SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: South-East Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Droneship: Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Mission: Starlink Group 9-7 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1071) Flight for the Booster: 19 Previous Flights of the Booster: 18 - NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, and 11 Starlink missions Price: $69,75 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 m Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 Kilonnewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meter / Height 13 meter Stages: 2 SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, October 15 for a Falcon 9 launch of 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. Liftoff is targeted for 1:07 a.m. PDT, 0807 UTC, 10:07 CEST with backup opportunities available until 5:03 a.m. PDT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, October 16 starting at 12:42 a.m. EDT. This is the 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, and 11 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Flight trajectory will be southeast, along the coast of California. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: