Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites scheduled from Vandenberg SFB Wednesday evening

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch of 25 Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit is scheduled from Space launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg SFB on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. Pacific Time.

A live webcast of the launch will begin about five minutes before liftoff. You can watch it here or on SpaceX's X/Twitter account.

Following first-stage separation, the booster assigned to this mission will return to Earth to land on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship awaiting in the Pacific Ocean.

A depiction of the launch sequence is shown in the image below.

There is the potential for sonic booms across the region during the launch process, but how far the sound travels will depend on weather and other conditions at launch time.

This will be the fifth flight for the Falcon 9 assigned to this mission. The booster previously launched three prior Starlink missions and NROL-105.

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