If you’re out Friday night, you might see a rocket launch from the Central Coast.
SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:08 p.m. The payload is 24 small communications satellites. With clear skies in much of the region, the flight could be visible throughout most of the Tri-Counties.
It would be the 15th flight for the reusable first-stage booster. Plans call for the booster to land on a barge off the West Coast.
The two dozen Starlink satellites would join a network of more than 8,000 satellites in orbit. These satellites provide internet and cell phone service to underserved parts of the world.
