SpaceX launches Starlink 4-29 from Vandenberg hours after crew mission

Published by NASASpaceflight on 10/05/2022

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 B1071-5 has launched 52 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California. The Starlink 4-29 mission was targeting launch on Monday, Oct. 3; however, the target was delayed 24 hours to Tuesday “to allow more time for pre-launch checkouts” and then to its final liftoff time on Wednesday at 4:10 PM PDT (23:10 UTC) to deconflict with the Crew-5 mission.