Starlink Mission

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 29 at 8:47 a.m. PT (16:47 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 12:45 p.m. PT (20:45 UTC) with backup opportunities also available on Monday, January 30 at 8:34 a.m. PT (16:34 UTC) and 12:31 p.m. PT (20:31 UTC). The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.