Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 20 second-generation Starlink internet satellites. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, at 8:40 p.m. PDT (11:40 p.m. EDT, 0340 UTC). The first-stage booster, making its 5th flight, will land on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' about eight and a half minutes into the flight.

The Starlink 9-1 mission includes 13 satellites capable of providing direct to cellphone services.

Our live coverage with commentary from Will Robinson-Smith will begin about 30 minutes before launch.

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