On a very foggy morning, Saturday, May 10 at 2:28 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A group of smallsats will be released to become part of the Starlink constellation. Photos by Satnews.
This was the 11th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2, and now six Starlink missions.
SpaceX Starlink smallsat Friday launch weather is questionable
On Friday, Starlink smallsats will launch low Earth orbit at 11:28 PM – 3:28 AM PDT from Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral, Florida. A group of smallsats will be released to become part of the Starlink constellation.
Weather Forecast During Launch now calls for a temperature of 73°F, overcast clouds, 100% cloud cover and a wind speed of 7mph.
The Falcon 9’s first stage will attempt to land on one of two East Coast ASDS after its flight. The booster serial number is unknown at this time.
Weather forecast indicates scattered thunderstorms during the evening, then cloudy skies overnight. Low 73F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.