SpaceX is targeting Thursday, March 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 7:30 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 11:24 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Friday, March 29 starting at 7:30 p.m. PT.

A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.

This is the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, and eight Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

SpaceX Starlink launch on Thursday

SpaceX plans the launch of Starlink 7-18 from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) on the West Coast on Thursday evening.

This will continue with the building up the 6,000-unit satellite constellation and its 2.6 million users worldwide.

This will be the 11th Falcon 9 launch in March. The first year that SpaceX reached double digits in launches was 2017 with 18 flights for the whole year while in contrast there is a possibility of 12 Falcon 9 launches this month if the rest of this week’s flights happen as scheduled. While SpaceX continues plans to reach its stated goal of 148 launches this year.