SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation, Wednesday, July 2 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This is the 29th 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 17 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 10-25 smallsats on Wednesday
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, July 2 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 1:29 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 5:28 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, July 3 starting at 1:07 a.m. ET.
According to weather officials, there’s a 90% 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 78°F, light rain, 38% cloud cover, a wind speed of 9mph and 0.14in of rain.
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 29th 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 17 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.