Midnight Falcon 9 Launch From Vandenberg Aims to Deploy CAS500-2
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SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base between 11:59 p.m. Saturday and 12:36 a.m. Sunday to place the CAS500-2 Earth‑observation satellite into a sun‑synchronous orbit, with a backup window if needed. The first-stage booster is targeting a Landing Zone 4 touchdown about seven minutes after liftoff. Sonic booms are expected to be heard across Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. The mission includes multiple rideshares and will be webcast live; viewing spots around Lompoc and Vandenberg Village are noted, and SpaceX has additional Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg planned in the coming days.
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