UPDATE: The launch lifted off shortly after 7:45 a.m. It marked the sixth launch of the year for SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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UPDATE: According to SpaceX, this Monday morning's launch is now expected to take off shortly after 7:45 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 20, 2026
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday.
The launch window opens at 7:17 a.m. on Feb. 2.
The rocket will deliver 25 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Following stage separation, about eight minutes after liftoff, SpaceX plans to land the rocket’s first stage booster on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean.
The launch will be livestreamed, starting about five minutes before liftoff.
