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SpaceX’s calendar fills up quickly with a variety of missions including a Sixth Integrated Flight Test and Direct to Cell smallsats

November 7, 2024

SpaceX is planning an ambitious upcoming week of launches for this Friday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and the following Monday that includes a Sixth Integrated Flight Test.

Friday, November 8, SpaceX is targeting a Falcon 9 launch for Group 9-10 of 20 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 10:14 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 1:26 a.m. PT on Saturday, November 9. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Saturday, November 9 starting at 9:51 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. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the 11th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NASA Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter-10, PACE, and four 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.

Sunday, November 10, Falcon 9 will launch Group 6-69 of Starlink smallsats from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral starting at 1:28 PM – 5:59 PM PST.

Monday, November 11, Veterans’ Day, Falcon 9 will launch Group 9-11 of Starlink smallsats from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, California starting at 9:07 PM – 1:07 AM PST.

Tuesday, November 12, Falcon 9 will launch Group 6-68 of Starlink smallsats from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral starting at 3:26 AM – 7:26 AM PST

Monday, November 18, SpaceX will conduct a suborbital flight of the Sixth Integrated Flight Test of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle beginning at 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST from Orbital Launch Mount A, SpaceX Starbase, Texas.

Orbital Launch Mount A has witnessed the launch of 5 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts, while SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA, has been the site for 14 rocket launches.

Filed Under: Cape Canaveral SFS, Falcon 9, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), SATCOM Direct To Smartphones, smallsats, Space Launch Complex, Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, Starlink, Starship (SpaceX), Vandenberg SFB

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