Falcon 9 SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D launch: date, time and live countdown
SpaceX launches SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg (SLC-4E), no earlier than Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC.
Holds can take a minute or two to show here. The webcast is always the fastest source.
DATE CHANGES
- 3 NOV
First scheduled for Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC.
- NOW
Now scheduled for Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC. No slips so far.
MISSION
- VEHICLE
- Falcon 9
- PROVIDER
- SpaceX
- PAD
- SLC-4E, Vandenberg, California
- ORBIT
- Polar orbit
- MISSION
- Government/Top Secret
Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
FLIGHT PROFILE·PROJECTED
A projected profile for this rocket, timed to the mission's published events. It isn't data from the rocket.
MISSION LOG
The launch over your sky
A forecast from the projected flight path: cloud and the real trajectory decide what you actually see. We use your approximate city unless you choose your exact location, which stays on your device.