UPDATE: Falcon 9 lifted off with 21 Starlink satellites Sunday at 10:47 p.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.. A booster landed on a drone ship docked in the Atlantic Ocean ShorAfter some time.Read our full post-release story here.
It’s another SpaceX Falcon 9 launch day.
SpaceX crews are on track for Sunday’s launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the company’s 21 Starlink Internet satellites.
Liftoff of the Starlink 6-12 mission is tentatively scheduled for 10:47 pm EDT.
Teams have five additional release opportunities in the nearly four-hour release window that extends until 11:05 pm EDT if needed. Weather should be good for landing.
90 minutes before FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team will follow live launch coverage.
When is the SpaceX launch tonight:
Liftoff is tentatively set for 10:47 pm EDT, extending the nearly four-hour launch window to 11:05 pm EDT on Sunday. Other launch opportunities will be available at the same time 24 hours later on Monday, if required by the teams.
If there are tables, this will happen This year marks the 46th launch of the Space Coast.
If successful, it would be SpaceX’s 62nd mission launched this year from its four launch sites across Florida, California and Texas, including the first liftoff of the company’s prototype Starship and Superheavy Vehicle in April.
What is the weather outlook for the Falcon 9 launch:
Space Force forecasters last reported that weather conditions were 90% “cell” throughout the launch window.
“On Sunday evening, and at the beginning of the launch window, we can expect favorable, dry conditions and northeasterly surface winds,” forecasters from the Space Force’s 45th Weather Wing said in a statement Saturday.
“Low-top cumulus cloud associated with onshore flow will be the primary concern if it persists near the launch site,” forecasters said.
The conditions for the backup release opportunity on Monday are almost the same.
Here’s everything else you need to know:
- Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A will provide.
- The payload is the company’s next batch of Starlink Internet-beaming satellites.
- The 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket will continue on a southeast course between Florida and the Bahamas.
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- If it launches on time, this year will mark the Space Coast’s 46th launch.
- There are no local sonic booms with this mission.
- The 130-foot first-stage booster targets the landing drone eight minutes after liftoff.
When is the next launch from Florida’s Space Coast?
Florida’s next liftoff will be a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
The National Security Mission is a joint effort between the US Space Force and the National Intelligence Service to carry secret payloads into geostationary orbit. last week, The NROL-107 mission landed when ULA returned the rocket to the safety of the company’s Vertical Integration Facility until Hurricane Italia passed.
A new release date for that work has yet to be identified.
“We will work with our customer and range to confirm our next launch attempt, and a new date will be provided once it is safely launched,” ULA said last week.
Florida Today’s Space Team will follow live launch coverage 90 minutes before that mission begins.
Beyond that, more SpaceX Starlink missions are expected to launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, but the company has not yet announced when the next mission will launch.
For latest schedule updates, visit floridatoday.com/launchschedule.
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