What: Falcon 9 rocket 

When: 3:02 p.m. Saturday with other opportunities until 6:47 p.m., according to SpaceX. If needed, the team has backup opportunities starting at 2:27 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Space Launch Complex-4 on South Base

Landing: The first-stage booster will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship positioned in the Pacific Ocean. A sonic boom is possible in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties but will depend on weather and other conditions, SpaceX said.

Why: Deliver 22 more Starlink satellites in orbit. Deployment of the satellites is scheduled  approximately one hour after liftoff.

Watch: A live webcast of the mission is scheduled to begin about five minutes before liftoff at spacex.com/launches and on X @SpaceX.

To watch the liftoff in person, the Lompoc Valley has multiple locations offering views of the launch pad. Those include the peak of Harris Grade Road, west of Lompoc’s city limits and around Vandenberg Village, including near the intersection of Moonglow and Stardust roads. 

If skies are clear, the rocket’s departure also might be visible from elsewhere around California and, under certain conditions, other Western states. Those typically occur for launches near sunrise and sunset.