It’s launch day!
SpaceX’s Starlink 6-17 mission, which is scheduled to send 22 more Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, Its takeoff is scheduled for 10:47 pm EDT on Tuesday, September 19.
If necessary, four backup launch opportunities are available between 11:38 pm and 1:46 am EDT on Wednesday, September 20.
The batch of Starlink Internet satellites is packaged in the payload fairing of the 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket.
After a run from Launch Complex 40 along a southeastern trajectory, the first stage booster is configured to target an unmanned ship landing at sea about eight minutes after takeoff.
Watch live again Space Team Launch Coverage Updates which will be published on this page starting 90 minutes before the window opens. When the SpaceX livestream hosted on X (formerly Twitter) becomes available about five minutes before liftoff, it will be provided at the top of this page.
If the schedules hold, this would become the Space Coast 50th launch this year. For the latest programming updates, visit floridatoday.com/launchschedule.
SpaceX launch tonight: doubtful weather for takeoff
The 45th Space Force Weather Squadron sets the probabilities of 60% “go” conditions for possible launch.
“The most likely weather violation to occur during the primary launch opportunity is cumulus clouds associated with ground showers,” the squadron’s forecast said.
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Forecasters at the National Weather Service station in Melbourne expect a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night at the Space Force station, with a low around 74, mostly cloudy skies and easterly winds. -northeast 5 to 10 mph.
SpaceX launches tonight: here’s everything you need to know
- Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40 will host.
- The payload is the company’s next batch of Internet-broadcasting Starlink satellites.
- The 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket will follow a southeasterly trajectory between Florida and the Bahamas.
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- If it launches on time, it will be Space Coast’s 50th launch this year.
- There are no local sonic booms with this mission.
- The 130-foot first-stage booster will be aimed at an unmanned ship that will land about eight minutes after takeoff.
- This will be the 17th mission for this particular Falcon 9 first stage booster.
When will the next SpaceX launch from Florida’s Space Coast be?
More SpaceX Starlink missions are expected to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station soon, but the company has not yet announced when the next mission will take off. For the latest programming updates, visit floridatoday.com/launchschedule.
Rick Neal is the South Brevard Watchdog reporter at FLORIDA TODAY (for more of his stories, Click here.) Contact Neale at 321-242-3638 or rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1