Early Wednesday Morning SpaceX Rocket Launch from Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX conducted an early morning rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc on Wednesday, December 10.

At 3:40 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East.

This was the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched USSF-62, OneWeb Launch 20, NROL-145, and now 15 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

There was a possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may have heard one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experienced depended on weather and other conditions.

The next rocket launchs from Vandenberg SFB are scheduled for December 13 and December 16.