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SpaceX launches Transporter-18 Mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base
KSBY News • • science
Key Points:
- SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base just after 11:30 a.m., carrying 130 small satellite payloads to low-Earth orbit.
- The Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage booster successfully landed at Vandenberg’s Landing Zone 4 following stage separation.
- Sonic booms heard near the base were caused by the booster’s re-entry during its descent.
- Vandenberg has supported over 60 West Coast launches this year, with many conducted by SpaceX.
