Many SpaceX launch changes for Starlink Group 9-5, and now there is an unspecified date. SpaceX is targeting a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A new target launch date will be shared once available.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX.
This is the ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter 10, PACE, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX moves Starlink Group 9-5 launch of 21 smallsats including 13 Direct-to-Cell ’til Wednesday
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, August 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 1:00 a.m. PT, with a backup opportunity available at 2:58 a.m. PT. If needed, additional launch opportunities are available on Wednesday, August 28 starting at 10:41 p.m. PT.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX.
This is the ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter 10, PACE, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
The launch profile for this mission takes the satellites on a southeastern trajectory to a 53-degree inclination orbit with a deployment altitude of 284 by 294 km.