SpaceX successfully completed a rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base early Sunday evening.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites was launched into low-Earth orbit at 7:04 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East.
This launch supports Department of War communications through advanced low Earth orbit technology.
Residents of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Oxnard heard a sonic boom approximately 8-10 minutes after launch. Areas local to Vandenberg Space Force Base also heard the initial low rumble of take-off.
A recording of the live webcast of this mission is available here: https://www.spacex.com/
This was the 28th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, NROL-113, NROL-167, NROL-149, NAOS, and now 19 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.
[Ed Note: This article has been updated following a successful rocket launch.]
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Sorry about this…
it says: “SpaceX is targeting a departure from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 6:28 p.m. PDT (9:28 p.m. EDT / 0128 UTC). The Falcon 9 rocket will fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon liftoff.”
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/09/28/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-28-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandenberg-sfb-5/
with the SpaceFlightNow YouTube @:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3E3SI2Nqrk
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My day just took a full on downward spiral: Learning that “On Sept. 23, 2025, the world lost a wildly unique and wonderful human being, Ashleigh Brilliant.”
RIP
Now they’re saying it’ll be @ 7:04… “Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 28, at 7:04 p.m. PDT / 10:04 p.m. EDT (0204 UTC on Monday, Sept. 29).”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashleigh_Brilliant
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Ashleigh was Brilliant.