On Saturday, May 24 at 1:19 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 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.
This was the 24th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and now 19 Starlink missions.
SpaceX plans Saturday launch of Starlink Group 12-22 smallsats including Direct to Cell
On Saturday, May 24, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch Starlink Group 12-22 smallsats to low Earth orbit internet satellite constellation including a mix of Direct to Cell and normal v2-mini satellites at 10:19 AM – 2:19 PM PDT. The launch will take place at Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida.
The forecast calls for a temperature of 81°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 12mph.
The Falcon 9 first stage will attempt to land on one of two East Coast ASDS after its flight in the Atlantic Ocean.