Early morning fog at the Cape was the scene on Wednesday, December 4 at 5:13 a.m. ET, as Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink satellites, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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This was the 24th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, CRS-25, Crew 3, Crew 4, TelkomSat-113BT, Turksat-5B, Koreasat-6A, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F2, Galileo L13, mPOWER-A, PSN MFS, and now 13 Starlink mission.
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 6-70 smallsats on Wednesday
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, December 4 for a Falcon 9 launch of 24 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 5:13 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 7:11 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, December 5, starting at 5:37 a.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 24th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, CRS-25, Crew 3, Crew 4, TelkomSat-113BT, Turksat-5B, Koreasat-6A, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F2, Galileo L13, mPOWER-A, PSN MFS, and 12 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.