SpaceX’s Transporter-18 Mission Could Bring Sonic Booms to Central Coast

Live coverage: AI datacenter prototypes, energy redirection demonstrators and more launching on SpaceX’s Transporter-18

The mission carries 130 payloads onboard the Falcon 9 rocket heading to a Sun-synchronous orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 11:32 a.m. PDT (2:32 p.m. EDT / 1832 UTC).

Vandenberg’s Next Mission: SpaceX Launch, Landing Thursday

What: Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.  When: During a 58-minute window opening at 11:18 a.m. Thursday, according to SpaceX. If needed, the team has backup opportunities during the same time Friday.  Where: Space Launch Complex-4 on South Base. Landing: Slightly more than seven minutes after liftoff, the first-stage booster, making its 25th flight, will return to Landing Zone 4, just west of the launch si…

Transporter-18 Mission Scheduled to Launch From Vandenberg SFB Thursday Afternoon

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch of the Transporter-18 mission is scheduled from Space Launch Complex 4 East on Thursday, Oct. 1, between 11:18 a.m. and 12:16 p.m. Pacific Time. A backup 58-minute launch window for the mission has been scheduled for the following day, Friday, Oct. 2 at the

SpaceX’s Transporter-18 Mission could bring sonic booms to Central Coast

People near Vandenberg Space Force Base may hear sonic booms Thursday following SpaceX’s latest launch.

Varda Launches Two Hypersonic Reentry Capsules On SpaceX Transporter-18 Mission

Varda Space Industries on Thursday said two of its space capsules that will return to Earth next month at hypersonic speeds were launched aboard a SpaceX [SPCX] Falcon 9 rocket […]

SpaceX launches SmallSat Rideshare mission

SpaceX launches its SmallSat Rideshare mission with 130 payloads from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. #spacex #spacex #rocket #satellite[...]