Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from California with 24 satellites for the company's Starlink space-based internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, at 10:05 a.m. PDT (1:05 p.m. EDT / 1705 UTC).
The first-stage booster, serial number B1063, launching for a 34th time, will land on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' nearly 8.5 minutes into the flight.
The Starlink 17-53 mission will take a southerly trajectory upon departure from Vandenberg.
Live commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith will be provided starting about 30 minutes prior to launch.
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Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from California with 24 satellites for the company's Starlink space-based internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, at 10:05 a.m. PDT (1:05 p.m. EDT / 1705 UTC).
The first-stage booster, serial number B1063, launching for a 34th time, will land on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' nearly 8.5 minutes into the flight.
The Starlink 17-53 mission will take a southerly trajectory upon departure from Vandenberg.
Live commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith will be provided starting about 30 minutes prior to launch.
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