SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, February 7 at 1:33 a.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Thursday, February 8 at the same time.
PACE is scheduled to fly from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday, February 7, at 1:33 AM EST (06:33 UTC), during an instantaneous launch window. The flight was previously scheduled for February 6 but was delayed due to unfavorable weather conditions. Falcon 9 will take a southbound trajectory to a Sun-synchronous polar orbit that allows for the satellite to see a given spot on Earth at the same time every day.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on NASA+ and NASA Television about 45 minutes prior to liftoff.
This is the fourth flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. January was a record-setting month featuring 10 launches for SpaceX and this will be a busy February as well.