Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on the Bandwagon 2 rideshare mission, carrying 30 small payloads. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Saturday, December 21, at 3:34 a.m. PST (6:34 a.m. EST, 1134 UTC). The first-stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg.

The Falcon 9 will initially head due south from the launch site before performing a dog-leg maneuver to target a to a mid-inclination orbit inclined at 45 degrees to the equator.

Our live coverage with commentary from Will Robinson-Smith will begin about 30 minutes before launch.

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