Weather Conditions 80% Favorable for SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Friday at Cape Canaveral
By Space Coast Daily // March 16, 2023
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BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – The latest weather report by 45th Weather Squadron shows conditions are 80-percent favorable for the SpaceX rocket launch Friday at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX is targeting Friday, March 17 for launch of the SES-18 and SES-19 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 38-minute launch window opens at 7:38 p.m. ET.
The 38-minute launch window opens at 7:38 p.m. ET.
A backup launch opportunity is available on Saturday, March 18 with a 37-minute window opening at the same time.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, and two Starlink missions.
After stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.