WATCH LIVE: SpaceX Set to Launch Falcon 9 Rocket at 6:04 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral
By Space Coast Daily // June 17, 2023
launch is targeted for 6:04 p.m. ET.
ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceX is targeting Sunday, June 18 for Falcon 9’s launch of the PSN MFS Satria mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 178-minute launch window opens at 6:04 p.m. ET (22:04 UTC). If needed, a backup opportunity is available Monday, June 19 with a 198-minute launch window opening at 5:54 p.m. ET (21:54 UTC).
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Father’s Day (Sunday, June 18).
The launch is targeted for 6:04 p.m. ET.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Satria communications satellite for the Indonesian government and the Indonesian satellite operator PSN.
The satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capacity for schools, hospitals, and other public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions.
The first stage booster will land on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.
