WATCH: SpaceX Rocket Launches Tuesday Night Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral

By  //  October 17, 2023

coverage of launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV

WATCH: SpaceX Rocket Launches Tuesday Night Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral.

WATCH: SpaceX Rocket Launches Tuesday Night Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral.

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, October 17 at 5:20 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, October 17 at 7:52 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

If needed, five backup opportunities are available starting at 6:11 p.m. ET until 8:48 p.m. ET.

Six backup opportunities are also currently available on Wednesday, October 18 starting at 4:55 p.m. ET until 8:23 p.m. ET.

This is the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and eight Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

You can watch the live launch webcast on Space Coast Daily TV.