Falcon 9 Launch of SDA's Tranche 1
A Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 data transport mission is scheduled from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Tuesday.
The mission will transport data as part of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, providing global tactical military communications and early missile detection capabilities.
- Backup launch opportunity: Wednesday
- Live webcast: begins about 10 minutes before liftoff
- Watch the launch: available on SpaceX's X/Twitter account
This is the second of ten Falcon 9 launches for the Tranche 1 mission on behalf of the Space Development Agency (SDA).
Author's summary: Falcon 9 launch scheduled for Tuesday.