Live coverage: SpaceX to send Starlink satellites to orbit with Tuesday night launch from California
The Starlink 17-50 mission will add 24 satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation, which now totals around 11,000 in orbit, the company said.
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Watch SpaceX launch its 100th mission of the year tonight
SpaceX is about to hit the century mark for the third year in a row.A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight (Aug. 18), during a four-hour window that opens at 10 p.m. EDT (7 p.m. local time; 0200 GMT on Aug. 19).It will be the 97th Falcon 9 launch of the year and the 100th mission of 2026 overall for SpaceX. You can watch live via the company's website, beginning about 10 minutes before li…
Live coverage: SpaceX to send Starlink satellites to orbit with Tuesday night launch from California
File photo of a Falcon 9 fueled for launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is set to send another batch of Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit with a launch Tuesday night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. PDT (11:45 p.m. EDT / 0345 UTC). The rocket will fly on a south-southwesterly trajectory upon leaving the pad at Space Launch …
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