SpaceX is targeting Saturday, February 15 for a Falcon 9 launch of 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. Liftoff is targeted for 1:14 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 2:15 a.m. ET. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available on Sunday, February 16 starting at 12:41 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 26th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3B mPOWER, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Marah Putih 2, Galileo L13, Koreasat-6A, and 14 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.
SpaceX plans Valentine’s Day launch of Starlink Group 12-8 smallsats from the Cape
On Friday, February 14, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch a batch of satellites into low Earth orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 9:00 pm – 12:59 am PST
The forecast calls for a temperature of 71°F, light rain, 21% cloud cover, a wind speed of 11mph and 0.45in of rain.