SpaceX will launch 20 Starlink smallsats to include 13 Direct to Cell from Vandenberg on Wednesday, November 13 at 8:21 PM – 12:21 AM PST (11:21 p.m. EST, 0421 UTC).
SpaceX is nearing the end of its initial Direct to Cell constellation within the larger Starlink landscape. Following the Starlink 9-11 mission, Ben Longmier, SpaceX’s senior director of satellite engineering, said there will be three more launches to round out the constellation.
After the two launches yesterday, Monday, Veterans Day, Kiko Dontchev, SpaceX’s vice president of launch, said the company has 26 more launches on its manifest before the end of the year. The Starlink 9-11 mission is set to be followed by the Starlink 6-68 mission, which may launch as soon as roughly six hours later.
Space Launch Complex 4E has witnessed the launch of 165 rockets, including 165 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 777 rocket launches.
The forecast calls for a temperature of 58°F, few clouds, 22% cloud cover and a wind speed of 14mph
