SpaceX will launch 25 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4‑East at Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday, with a launch window opening at 2:48 p.m. PDT (2148 UTC). The flight is the company's 30th Starlink mission of the year, sustaining high‑deployment cadence.
Space.com
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