WATCH LIVE: SpaceX Ready to Launch Astranis MicroGEO Satellites from Cape Canaveral Tonight
By Space Coast Daily // December 21, 2024
coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceX launches 4 Astranis MicroGEO satellites from Cape Canaveral on Falcon 9 rocket
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 20 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Astranis: From One to Many mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The launch window opens at 11:15 p.m. ET and closes at 2:28 a.m. ET on Saturday, December 21.
If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Sunday, December 22 during a 129-minute window that opens at 12:00 a.m. ET.
This will be the 17th 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, NG-20, TD-7, and nine 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.
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.
