(Update: Launched) Watch SpaceX launch Korea 425 mission into low-Earth orbit today
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SpaceX is gearing up to launch the Korea 425 mission to low-Earth orbit on Friday, December 1. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the mission will lift off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:19 a.m. PT.
The mission will be carrying 25 spacecraft, including KOREA's 425, Space BD's ISL48, SITAEL's uHETSat, D-Orbit's ION SCV Daring Diego, York Space Systems' Bane, and PlanetIQ's GNOMES-4.
A live webcast of this mission will start streaming on X @SpaceX 15 minutes before liftoff.
Targeting Friday, December 1 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Korea 425 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E in California → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/LwKyrsJnNA
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 1, 2023
Friday's launch marks the 17th flight of the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the Korea 425 mission, which previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, and seven Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Update 1
Falcon 9 successfully launched 25 spacecraft to orbit aboard the Korea 425 mission from California.
Update 2
The Falcon first stage booster successfully landed on Landing Zone 4, marking the 250th successful landing.
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