SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Scheduled for Tuesday

SpaceX Launch on March 30, 2018 (VAFB photo)

Source: Vandenberg Air Force Base

Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch Iridium/GRACE-FO satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here, Tuesday, May 22, at 12:47 p.m. PDT.

The public viewing site is the Hawk’s Nest, which is on Hwy 1 south of Vandenberg Air Force Base’s main gate. Gate opens at 11:00 a.m. and closes at 12:30 p.m. As a reminder, the public is asked not to bring or consume alcohol, smoke, nor have any open fires or barbeques. Weapons are not allowed, additionally, the use of small unmanned aerial systems within five miles of any active runway is prohibited.