Weather Conditions ‘90% Favorable’ for Friday SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch at Cape Canaveral

By  //  May 5, 2022

coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch carrying Starlink 4-17 mission from Cape Canaveral is scheduled for Friday, May 6. (SpaceX Image)

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch carrying Starlink 4-17 mission from Cape Canaveral is scheduled for Friday, May 6.

Launch is targeted for 5:42 a.m. ET.

The 45th Weather Squadron’s latest weather report shows weather conditions are 90-percent favorable, with the primary concern being liftoff winds.

The mission will carry another batch of Starlink internet satellites to space.

SpaceX’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.