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Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base scheduled for early Friday morning

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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

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 FreilichDARTSDA-0BIridium OneWebTransporter-7NROL-113NROL-167, NROL-149 and 14 Starlink deliveries.

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