SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched Starlik Group 10-18 smallsats on Tuesday, June 17, for the Starlink constellation to Low Earth Orbit from from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, at the cost of $69.75 million.
According to weather officials, there’s a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Cumulus Cloud Rule. The forecast calls for a temperature of 79°F, overcast clouds, 100% cloud cover and a wind speed of 14mph.
The Falcon 9’s first stage will attempt to land on one of two East Coast Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) in the Atlantic Ocean after its flight. The booster serial number is unknown at this time.
SpaceX schedules Tuesday to launch Starlink Group 10-18 smallsats
SpaceX has scheduled Tuesday, June 17, to launch a batch of Starlink Group 10-18 smallsats for the Starlink constellation to Low Earth Orbit from from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, at the cost of $69.75 million.
According to weather officials, there’s a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Cumulus Cloud Rule. The forecast calls for a temperature of 80° F, broken clouds, 84% cloud cover and a wind speed of 14 mph.
The Falcon 9’s first stage will attempt to land on one of two East Coast Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) in the Atlantic Ocean after its flight. The booster serial number is unknown at this time.