WATCH: SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket Tuesday Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral
By Space Coast Daily // April 23, 2024
coverage can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket at 6:17 p.m. ET Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, April 23 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Liftoff is targeted for 6:17 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 9:25 p.m. ET.
If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, April 24 starting at 5:50 p.m. ET.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.
This is the ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER, USSF-124, and five 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.
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.
