SpaceX designates Jan. 29 launch window from Vandenberg Space Force Base

Published January 27, 2023 9:14 pm

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – SpaceX has selected Jan. 29 at 8:47 a.m. for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit's ION satellite carrier 'SCV009 Eclectic Elena' into low earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Back-up launch windows were reported later on Jan. 29 at 12:45 p.m. or on Monday, Jan. 30 at 8:34 a.m. or 12:31 p.m.

Around eight minutes after the initial launch, the booster will return to earth to land on an autonomous drone ship, the 'Of Course I Still Love You', stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

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