Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from California with 24 satellites for SpaceX's space-based internet service, Starlink. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, at 7:46:19 p.m. PDT / 10:46:19 p.m. EDT (Wednesday, May 20, at 0246:19 UTC).
The first-stage booster, serial number B1103, making its 2nd, will land on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' nearly 8.5 minutes into the flight.
The Starlink 17-42 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 SpaceX's space-based internet service, Starlink. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, at 7:46:19 p.m. PDT / 10:46:19 p.m. EDT (Wednesday, May 20, at 0246:19 UTC).
The first-stage booster, serial number B1103, making its 2nd, will land on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' nearly 8.5 minutes into the flight.
The Starlink 17-42 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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