A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is about to launch on the thirtieth Starlink flight of the 12 months. The mission will add 23 extra satellites to the mega constellation.
Liftoff of the Starlink 6-55 mission from Area Launch Complicated 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Area Power Station (CCSFS) is about for 9:49 p.m. EDT (0149 UTC). The forty fifth Climate Squadron on the Cape forecast about 85 p.c likelihood of favorable circumstances at liftoff with some consideration for clouds within the space.
Spaceflight Now may have stay protection starting about one hour previous to liftoff.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, tail quantity B1067 within the SpaceX fleet, can be making its nineteenth flight. It beforehand supported two astronaut flights (Crew-3 and Crew-4), two cargo flights to the Worldwide Area Station (CRS-22 and CRS-25) in addition to 9 Starlink flights.
About 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1067 will try to land on the SpaceX droneship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ (ASOG). If profitable, this would be the 67th touchdown for ASOG and the 303rd booster touchdown thus far.
Previous to this mission launch, SpaceX has launched 656 Starlink satellites in 2024 over 29 flights. In accordance with astronomer and professional spacecraft tracker Jonathan McDowell, there are presently 5,896 Starlink satellites on orbit.
Earlier within the day, SpaceX confirmed that entry to its satellite tv for pc web service is now obtainable in Uruguay. The replace on protection comes on a day the place the corporate additionally relocated its Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard the Worldwide Area Station and launched one other Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Area Power Base.
