SpaceX Sets Three Vandenberg Launches This Week, Starting Tuesday With SDA Tranche 1
The cluster underscores Vandenberg’s sustained high launch cadence from California’s SLC‑4E.
Overview
- SpaceX targets Tuesday, Oct. 14, for an SDA Tranche 1 data-transport mission, with a 4:02–4:22 p.m. PT window and a backup opportunity Wednesday at 4:03 p.m.
- The SDA flight is the second of ten Tranche 1 launches for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
- Starlink 11-19 is slated for Friday, Oct. 17, to deploy 28 V2 Mini satellites to low-Earth orbit during a 5:09–9:09 p.m. PT window.
- Starlink 11-15 is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 20, with 28 V2 Mini satellites and a 7–11 a.m. PT launch window.
- All missions will use Falcon 9 from SLC‑4E with planned booster landings on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You, and timing remains subject to change.