Vandenberg’s Next Mission: SpaceX Rocket Launch, Landing with Sonic Boom
Noozhawk • • general
Key Points:
- SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County between 8:18 p.m. and 8:53 p.m. on Friday, with a backup window on Saturday evening.
- The mission, designated NRL-105, is for the National Reconnaissance Office, and the first-stage booster, on its second flight, will attempt to land at Landing Zone 4 near the launch site about seven minutes after liftoff.
- Residents in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties may hear sonic booms 8-10 minutes after launch, depending on weather and atmospheric conditions.
- A live webcast of the launch will begin roughly
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