SpaceX is targeting Monday, May 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 12:36 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 2:48 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Tuesday, May 7 starting at 11:08 a.m. ET.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.
This is the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 10 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Ready again for another launch on Tuesday
Additionally on Tuesday, May 8, SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of Starlink smallsats into LEO at 8:08 a.m. PDT.
The forecast calls for a temperature of 78°F, scattered clouds, 31% cloud cover and a wind speed of 10mph.