SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, December 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 11:39 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 2:58 a.m. ET on Wednesday, December 13. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, December 13 starting at 11:07 p.m. ET. after delays on December 10 and 11.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.
This is the third flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched the Crew-7 and CRS-29 missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Another launch of 22 Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites is scheduled for December 13 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California at approximately 8:59 p.m. – 1:24 a.m. PST(11:59 p.m. – 4:24 a.m. EST, 0459-0924 UTC)
The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean.