On Tuesday, February 11 at 1:53 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos by Satnews.

The weather forecast was favorable listing as follows:
On Monday, the 45th Weather Squadron at Patrick Space Force Base forecast a 95 percent chance of favorable weather during both the primary and backup launch opportunities on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A statement issued by launch weather officers stated, “With high temperatures reaching the 80-degree mark Tuesday, the sea breeze circulation may contribute to the formation low-topped showers in the afternoon. Therefore, we have added isolated showers into the forecast and are now tracking the Cumulus Cloud Rule as a distant concern for the primary launch window.”

This was the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously Crew-5, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, TD-7, Immarsat I6-F2, GPS III-6, NG-20, and now 11 Starlink missions.

SpaceX to launch on Tuesday Starlink Group 12-18 smallsats from the Cape

On Tuesday, February 11, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch into low Earth orbit a batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation for space-based Internet communication system from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida at 9:00 am – 1:30 pm PST.

The forecast calls for a temperature of 73°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 10mph.