SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, California

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 27 second-generation Starlink internet satellites. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Thursday, April 3, at 6:02 p.m. PDT / 9:02 p.m. EDT (0102 UTC on April 4). The first-stage booster, B1088, making its 5th flight, will land on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' a little more than eight minutes into the flight.

The Starlink 11-13 mission marks the 25th Starlink mission of the year and the 178th launch of V2 Mini Starlink satellites.