File photo of a Falcon 9 fueled for launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX.
SpaceX is preparing to launch its first Falcon 9 rocket since making its public trading debut on the Nasdaq on Friday.
The Starlink 17-54 mission, launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday morning, will add 24 broadband internet satellites to the company’s low Earth orbit constellation.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled during a window that opens at 7 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT / 1400 UTC). The rocket will fly on a south-southwesterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.
Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about 30 minutes prior to liftoff.
