SpaceX Launches Transporter-8 Mission with 53 Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral.

SpaceX is set to launch its Transporter-8 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 72 payloads, including CubeSats, MicroSats, a re-entry capsule, and orbital transfer vehicles. Liftoff is scheduled for Monday afternoon, with a backup launch opportunity on Tuesday. The first-stage booster will return to the base to land less than eight minutes after liftoff, potentially causing sonic booms. This will be the eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission for SpaceX and the second from the West Coast. A live broadcast of the mission can be found on the SpaceX website or its YouTube channel.