Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base scheduled for early Friday morning
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – A Falcon 9 launch carrying 23 Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit is currently scheduled for Friday, Jan. 24, starting at 6:07 a.m. and lasting until 9:29 a.m.
According to SpaceX, a backup launch window has been designated for Saturday, Jan. 25 beginning at 6:08 a.m.
After first stage separation, the booster assigned to this mission will return to Earth to land on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship awaiting in the Pacific Ocean added SpaceX.
The image below, courtesy of SpaceX, demonstrates the various stages of Friday's launch.
![Infographic detailing sequence of events for Starlink Mission](https://sxcontent9668.azureedge.us/cms-assets/assets/F9_AUTONOMOUS_DRONESHIP_DESKTOP_8c25a9a0ca.webp)
A live webcast of the launch will begin about five minutes before liftoff and can be watched here.
This will be the 23rd flight for the Falcon 9 booster assigned to this mission which previously launched the following missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, SDA-0B, Iridium OneWeb, Transporter-7, NROL-113, NROL-167, NROL-149 and 14 Starlink deliveries.