SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink Internet satellites on Tuesday morning (May 28) from Florida.
A Falcon 9 rocket 23 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in a four-hour window on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 GMT).
SpaceX will webcast the launch live through its X account, starting five minutes before the window opens.
The launch was originally targeted for Monday (May 27), but SpaceX pulled out of the attempt.
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Falcon 9’s first stage will come back to Earth 8 minutes after launch and, if all goes according to plan, will land on a small ship called Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
This is the 10th launch and landing for this particular first stage, step one SpaceX mission description. Six of its nine flights to date have been Starlink missions.
Falcon 9’s upper stage will carry 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, where they will be deployed 65 minutes after liftoff.
Tuesday’s launch is SpaceX’s 53rd orbital mission of the year, and 2024’s 37th dedicated to building the Starlink megaconstellation. Nearly 6,000 operational satellites.
More flights to come: SpaceX plans to launch about 150 flights this year, company officials say.
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