Update: SpaceX crews are now targeting a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit at 10:47 pm EDT on Tuesday, September 19. If necessary, four backup opportunities will be available between 11:38 pm and 1:46 am EST on Wednesday, September 20th. SpaceX is planning its next Starlink space mission online for liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a window stretching from Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.
Although SpaceX has not yet confirmed the mission, navigation alerts indicate that the Falcon 9 is scheduled to fly from Launch Complex 40 during a 4 1/2-hour launch window scheduled from 9:47 p.m. to 2:18 a.m. EDT. United States on Wednesday.
The Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron estimates the chances of “launch” conditions at 60 percent for a potential launch.
“The most likely weather disturbance that will occur during the initial launch opportunity are cumulonimbus clouds associated with land-moving rain,” the squadron forecast said.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service station in Melbourne are predicting a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night at the Space Force Station, with a minimum temperature around 74 degrees, mostly cloudy skies and an east-northeast wind of 5 at 10mph. per hour.
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Housed in the rocket’s protective cone for the Starlink 6-17 mission is another set of the company’s internet broadcast satellites. After liftoff, the 230-foot-long rocket will follow a southeastern trajectory along Florida’s Atlantic coast before striking a first-stage rocket that will land on a drone ship near the Bahamas.
If deadlines hold, this will be the Space Coast’s 50th launch this year.
SpaceX’s Starlink constellation operates about 340 miles above Earth and provides near-global Internet services to hard-to-reach destinations and customers on every continent.
To date, the company has placed more than 5,000 flat satellites into orbit since dedicated missions began in 2019.
When SpaceX’s Starlink 6-17 mission launches, follow FLORIDA TODAY’s live coverage from the space team starting 90 minutes before liftoff. For the latest schedule updates, visit floridatoday.com/launchschedule.
Launching Tuesday, September 19th
- Company/Agency: SpaceX internal mission.rocket: SpaceX Falcão 9.
location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Release window: 9:47 pm EST. Tuesday to 2:18 a.m. EST Wednesday.
one way: southeast.
Weather: 60% chance of “launch” conditions.
Land: Drone ship – lack of gravity.
Live coverage: Begins 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
about: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the company’s latest batch of Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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