SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg, California Space Force Base
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg, California Space Force Base
SpaceX completed another launch into low-earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 2:18 p.m. PT.
The company had planned a Falcon 9 launch of the Transporter-14 mission on Monday afternoon to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX's previous rocket launches were seen by many flying across Southern California skies.
Target for liftoff
The liftoff is scheduled for Monday at 2:18 p.m. PT with a window open until 3:15 p.m. PT.
This is the 26th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, SpaceX said. The company said that following the stage separation, the first stage will land on the "Of Course I Still Love You" drone ship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
According to SpaceX, this mission is "a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There are 70 payloads on this flight, including cubesats, microsats, re-entry capsules, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying three of those payloads to be deployed at a later time."
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on SpaceX.com.
Previous SpaceX launches
Photos from previous SpaceX launches seen over San Diego
What is Falcon 9?
According to SpaceX, Falcon 9 is a “reusable, two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond.”
Falcon 9 is considered the world’s first orbital-class reusable rocket.
What is Starlink?
Starlink is "the world's first and largest satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, video calls and more," according to the service's website.
The "constellation" of satellites consists of thousands of satellites that orbit Earth at an altitude of about 550 km, or 341 3/4 miles.
The satellites connect to antennas that users set up at their homes to provide internet access.
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