Look to the Sky: SpaceX launch planned for Wednesday

April 22, 2026

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Don’t forget to look out to the night sky Wednesday night for a SpaceX launch likely visible from Arizona.

The private space exploration company is planning to launch 25 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit around 8 p.m. The launch will take place from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California.

The glowing path of many SpaceX launches are visible from Arizona by looking toward the southwest.

SpaceX says it will begin a livestream of this mission around 5 minutes to liftoff. You can watch that through the company’s X account.

There is a chance that some Southern California residents in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear sonic booms during the launch, SpaceX says.

The mission is dependent on factors like weather and wind, and the timing may change if warranted by the conditions.

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