The mission launched at 8:48 p.m. EST (5:48 p.m. PST local time or 0148 GMT on Dec. 29) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). The satellites were on track to be deployed into low Earth orbit about 65 minutes later, as to plan. It was SpaceX’s 132nd ...

SpaceX said it would be the 17th flight of the Falcon 9 first-stage booster supporting this mission. The booster has previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat