Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 21 second-generation Starlink internet satellites for the Starlink 8-1 mission. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:25 p.m. PDT on Saturday, April 6 (10:25 p.m. EDT / 0225 UTC). The first-stage booster, making its 6th flight, will land on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' about eight and a half minutes into the flight. The mission will feature six more Starlink satellites that include the Direct to Cell capability.

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

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