William Harwood@cbs_spacenewsF9/Starlink 15-12: Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg SFB came at 12:49am EST (05:49 UTC); this was the 182nd F9 launch this year, the 579th overall and the 10th this month; 1st stage booster B1093 is making its 9th flight
William Harwood@cbs_spacenewsF9/Starlink 15-12: Stage separation confirmed; the 1st stage is now heading for landing on a downrange droneship while the 2nd stage continues the push to an initial orbit
William Harwood@cbs_spacenewsF9/Starlink 15-12: 1st stage landing confirmed; this was SpaceX's 451st booster recovery at sea and its 550th overall
William Harwood@cbs_spacenewsF9/Starlink 15-12: 2nd stage engine shutdown No. 1 confirmed; the vehicle will now coast for 44 minutes before a final 1-second burn at 1:41am EST (0641 UTC) to reach the planned deploy orbit; Starlink release is expected at 1:50am EST (0650 UTC)
William Harwood@cbs_spacenews·F9/Starlink 15-12: SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from California through heavy fog early Sunday (ET), boosting another 27 Starlinks into space in the company's 119th launch of its internet satellites so far this year
SpaceX@SpaceXDeployment of 27 @Starlink satellites confirmed
SpaceX@SpaceXFalcon 9 launches 27 @Starlink satellites from California