SpaceX is standing down from Thursday’s planned Starlink launch from Florida and is now targeting Friday, August 21, for liftoff. The Falcon 9 rocket and payload remain healthy.
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX is standing down from Thursday’s planned Starlink launch from Florida and is now targeting Friday, August 21, for liftoff. The Falcon 9 rocket and payload remain healthy.
SpaceX plans to launch 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The launch window will be open from 11:19 a.m. to 3:19 p.m. ET.
This will be the 30th flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster supporting the mission. The booster previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, BlueBird 1-5, Nusantara Lima (PSN N5), Starfall Demo and 23 Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage is expected to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.
