SpaceX Falcon 9 set for rare 53 degree inclination launch from Vandenberg

NASASpaceFlight.com Forums L2 Sign Up Artemis SpaceX Commercial ISS International Other Shop SpaceX Falcon 9 set for rare 53 degree inclination launch from Vandenberg written by Trevor Sesnic December 17, 2021 In the company’s third-to-last launch of 2021, SpaceX will deploy another group of Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit early on Saturday morning. The Starlink Group 4-4 mission will launch 52 Starlink satellites into a 53.22° inclination orbit at 4:41 AM PST (12:41 UTC) Saturday morning. The mission will lift off from SLC-4E (Space Launch Complex 4 East) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. But despite launching from the west coast, the mission is targeting the 53.2° shell – SpaceX’s first launch to a non-polar orbit from Vandenberg. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Dec 18)