SpaceX readies 27 Starlink V2 Mini sats on Vandenberg Falcon 9 mission

SpaceX will launch 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in a 6:47 p.m. PDT window, the 81st Starlink flight this year. The B1093 booster is on its 17th flight and will attempt to land on the drone ship OCISLY in the Pacific about 8.5 minutes after liftoff; the 27 satellites are slated to deploy a little over an hour after liftoff, as part of the Starlink 15-27 mission. Live coverage by Spaceflight Now begins about 30 minutes before liftoff.