On Monday, April 14 at 12:00 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit for a smallsat constellation, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos by Satnews.
This was the 27th 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-A, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, Galileo L13, Koreasat-6A, and now 16 Starlink missions.
According to weather officials, there’s a 99% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. The forecast calls for a temperature of 61°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 7mph.
SpaceX’s launch of Starlink Group 6-73 smallsats rescheduled to Monday
SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 14 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit for a smallsat constellation, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Launch is targeted for 12:00 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 1:59 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Monday, April 14 starting at 9:33 p.m. ET.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
This is the 27th 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-A, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, Galileo L13, Koreasat-6A, and 15 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
According to weather officials, there’s a 99% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. The forecast calls for a temperature of 68°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 10mph.