Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with the first Weather System Followon Microwave (WSFM) spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, is scheduled for 7:25 a.m. PDT on Thursday, April 11 (10:25 a.m. EDT / 1425 UTC). The firststage booster, making its third flight, will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg almost eight minutes into the flight.

Our live coverage with commentary from Will RobinsonSmith will begin about 30 minutes before launch.

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