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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California on Tuesday

22 January 2024

SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California on Tuesday

SpaceX is planning to launch 22 Starlink internet satellites on Tuesday (Jan. 23), after a series of earlier attempts that ended in delays and an unexplained abort.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft is set to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 7:35 p.m. EST (4:35 p.m. California time; 0035 GMT on Jan. 24). An attempt at a lift off on Sunday night was called off due to poor conditions.

“Standing down from tonight’s Falcon 9 launch attempt due to weather,” SpaceX posted on X (formerly Twitter).

You can watch a live webcast of the launch on Tuesday beginning five minutes before liftoff on X @SpaceX and on SpaceX’s website.

A launch attempt on Friday ended with only 57 seconds left in the countdown. SpaceX did not provide an explanation for the aborted liftoff.