Overview
- The Falcon 9 is slated to lift off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 25 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.
- First stage booster B1088, flying for the 13th time, is targeting a recovery on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.
- The FAA said the probable root cause of last week's anomaly was a failure of the Falcon 9 second stage engine to ignite prior to the deorbit burn, and it accepted SpaceX’s corrective actions.
- SpaceX typically begins a live webcast about 10 minutes before liftoff on its website and social channels.
- Residents in parts of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties have been advised they may hear brief sonic booms following launch.