CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX plans to launch two Falcon 9 rockets this weekend. Read more about the Starlink mission below.
Update:
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites.
Liftoff was 8:20 a.m. Sunday.
Original report:
SpaceX plans to launch a batch of Starlink satellites at 8:20 a.m. Sunday.
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The Falcon 9 rocket will blast off into low-Earth orbit from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The rocket will carry 22 satellites.
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Weather conditions are about 85% favorable.
SpaceX also used the first stage booster of this mission for Crew-6.
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After stage separation, the booster will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX said there are several backup launch opportunities on Monday.
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