Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 17 for launch of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 8-10 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 17 for launch of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 8-10 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Liftoff is targeted for 2:39 a.m. ET with additional opportunities available 4:15 a.m. ET.
If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, June 18 during a launch window that opens at 2:19 a.m. ET.
This will be the 29th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7, and 21 Starlink missions.
After stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
