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SpaceX’s Wednesday launches now moved to Thursday and Friday

November 6, 2024

SpaceX is now targeting Thursday, November 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink Group 6-77 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 3:13 p.m. ET with additional opportunities until 7:11 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the third flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9 and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX’s Wednesday Starlink satellites’ launches on East and West Coasts still “Go”

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, November 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink Group 6-77 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 3:39 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 7:39 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are available on Thursday, November 7 starting at 3:13 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the third flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9 and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX will launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. The launch includes a mix of 13 Direct to Cell and 7 normal v2-mini satellites.

The cost of the launch is $69.75 million

The forecast calls for a temperature of 57°F, clear skies, 3% cloud cover and a wind speed of 8mph.

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