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SpaceX Sets Tuesday Falcon 9 Launch From Vandenberg for SDA Tranche 1

The mission advances the Space Development Agency’s proliferated low-Earth-orbit architecture for warfighter data transport.

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Overview

  • Liftoff is targeted for Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 4:12 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
  • A backup opportunity is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 4:03 p.m. PT.
  • This flight is the second of ten Falcon 9 launches supporting SDA’s Tranche 1 data transport layer.
  • The first stage is slated for its seventh flight with a planned droneship landing on Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific.
  • SpaceX will begin a webcast about 10 minutes before liftoff, with possible local sonic booms and two additional Vandenberg Starlink missions listed for Oct. 17 and Oct. 20.