SpaceX is set to launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Tuesday morning (May 28).
A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch 23 Starlink spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday during a four-hour window starting at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 GMT).
SpaceX will livestream the launch via its X account, starting about five minutes before the window opens.
The launch was originally scheduled to take place on Monday (May 27), but SpaceX backed out of the attempt.
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The Falcon 9 first stage will return to Earth about 8 minutes after launch, and if all goes according to plan, it will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone in the Atlantic Ocean.
This will be the tenth launch and landing of this particular first stage, according to A SpaceX mission description. Six of its nine flights so far have been Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 rocket’s upper stage will continue to carry 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, where they will be deployed about 65 minutes after liftoff.
Tuesday’s launch will already be SpaceX’s 53rd orbital mission of the year, and the 37th mission of 2024 dedicated to building the massive Starlink constellation, which currently consists of Nearly 6,000 satellites are operational.
There are many more missions coming: SpaceX plans to launch about 150 missions this year, company representatives said.
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