SpaceX to launch observation satellite Thursday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – SpaceX announce a new time frame to launch an observation satellite aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 11:38 p.m. Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
It was previously scheduled at 11:17 p.m.
The 56-minute launch window relies on weather conditions, and has a back-up launch opportunity available on Friday, Dec. 30 at 11:37 p.m.
In a Tweet, SpaceX said the weather forecast is 30% favorable for liftoff Thursday night.
If weather permits, the ISI EROS C-3 mission will be launched into a low-earth orbit.
Falcon 9 is vertical on pad 4E in California ahead of tonight’s targeted launch of the @ImageSatIntl EROS C-3 mission; weather forecast is currently 30% favorable for liftoff at 11:17 p.m. PT → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/oETuVkv4BK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 30, 2022
According to the ImageSat International (ISI) website, "EROS-C is a state-of-the-art earth observation satellite, with superb image quality providing ultra high-resolution imagery... designed to support the most demanding operational challenges defense & intelligence organizations are presently facing."
