UPDATE (Thursday, 8:27 p.m.) - Thursday night's launch was successful, according to SpaceX.
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ORIGINAL POST (Wednesday, 8:33 p.m.) - SpaceX is targeting Thursday night for a Falcon 9 launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The launch window is set to open at 8:20 p.m.
If all goes according to plan, the rocket will send a third batch of satellites into low Earth orbit as part of the company's NROL-113 mission.
The mission's goal is to strengthen scouting and imaging capabilities for the National Reconnaissance Office.
NROL-113 is being executed by SpaceX in collaboration with Northrop Grumman.
Should Thursday's mission be canceled, a backup launch opportunity has been identified for Friday starting at 7:58 p.m.
A live stream of the mission is scheduled to begin roughly five minutes before liftoff.
It can be viewed on the SpaceX website or on the company's X account.
