UPDATE (7:32 p.m., July 19) - The SpaceX launch of a Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled for 9:09 p.m. on Wednesday with a backup opportunity at 10 p.m.
Click here to watch a live webcast of the launch.
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UPDATE (10:30 p.m., July 18) - SpaceX aborted its launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base Tuesday night.
The launch was aborted just seconds before the 10:25 p.m. launch window.
No word yet on what caused the launch to abort.
A backup launch opportunity is available Wednesday at 9:14 p.m. or 10:05 p.m.
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UPDATE (9:10 p.m., July 18) - SpaceX has updated Tuesday’s launch time to 10:25 p.m.
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UPDATE (3:22 p.m., July 18) – SpaceX has updated Tuesday’s launch time to 9:34 p.m. A backup opportunity, if needed, is available at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday.
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(Mon., July 17, 22023) - SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18.
The rocket will carry 15 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, according to the aerospace company.
Starlink is SpaceX's high-speed broadband satellite internet service designed to reach rural and remote communities.
Following stage separation, about 8 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX will aim to land the rocket's first stage booster on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. This will be the booster's 10th flight.
If the 9:40 p.m. launch is scrubbed, there is a backup launch opportunity at 10:30 p.m. SpaceX says it could also launch at 9:14 p.m. or 10:05 p.m. on Wednesday instead.
A livestream of the launch is scheduled to begin about five minutes before liftoff.
