Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Space Force weather satellite from California

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with the first Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M) spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, is scheduled for 7:25 a.m. PDT on Thursday, April 11 (10:25 a.m. EDT / 1425 UTC). The first-stage booster, making its third flight, will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg almost eight minutes into the flight. Our live coverage with commentary from Will Robinson-Smith will begin about 30 minutes before launch. This coverage is made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to help us expand our coverage and get access to perks: