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littlemissmartypants

(34,796 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:44 AM 9 hrs ago

Live: Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink service from Vandenberg, Calif.

https://www.youtube.com/live/cc_2iyvnOgY

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from California with 24 satellites for the company's Starlink space-based internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, at 7:36:20 a.m. PDT (10:36:20 a.m. EDT / 1436:20 UTC).


Rapid unscheduled disassembly, anyone?
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Live: Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink service from Vandenberg, Calif. (Original Post) littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago OP
24 at a time. Boggles the mind to imagine how RubyRose 9 hrs ago #1
The Falcon 9 is considered one of the most reliable rockets in history DetroitLegalBeagle 6 hrs ago #2
I want it to explode so badly. Sorry. But I'm sick of these psychopaths and littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #3
So you're saying there is a chance? BannonsLiver 6 hrs ago #4

DetroitLegalBeagle

(2,534 posts)
2. The Falcon 9 is considered one of the most reliable rockets in history
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:02 PM
6 hrs ago

I think the reliability rating is 99%. From Wikipedia, its had 641 successful launches and 4 failures so far.

littlemissmartypants

(34,796 posts)
3. I want it to explode so badly. Sorry. But I'm sick of these psychopaths and
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:08 PM
6 hrs ago

I like noise and danger.

Plus, they deserve a long stream of successive "Ls."

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