KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — 7:35 p.m. Update:
Officials with the Kennedy Space Center reported Sunday night that SpaceX is now targeting Tuesday at 6:09 a.m. for the planned 18th Starlink mission launch.
🚀🚨SpaceX is now scheduled to launch the 18th mission of Starlink on Tuesday, February 2. The launch window occurs between 6:09 to 6:30 a.m. ET.
— Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (@ExploreSpaceKSC) January 31, 2021
👀 Launch viewing at the visitor complex is not available. ☕ pic.twitter.com/HEue5EsUZW
Original report:
On Monday, SpaceX is set to launch its 18th mission of the constellation of networked satellites known as Starlink.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink-17 is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39-A at 6:31 a.m.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/js3zVM77rH
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 24, 2021
The goal of Starlink is to create a network that will help provide reliable and affordable internet services across the globe.
Launch viewing opportunities are not available on Monday, due to the launch window being outside normal operating hours of the complex.
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship pic.twitter.com/6gWWlLiXdG
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 24, 2021
Monday’s launch, if successful, will mark the fourth successful launch for SpaceX in 2021.
SpaceX successfully launched its first rocket of 2021 from Central Florida’s Space Coast on Jan. 7.
Earlier this month, SpaceX launched its 17th Starlink mission from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
Read: WATCH: SpaceX successfully launches 17th Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center
Most recently, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 Transporter-1 mission from Florida’s space coast on Jan. 24.
The Transporter-1 mission deployed dozens of microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Read: SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 Transporter-1 mission on Sunday morning
Stay tuned to WFTV for the latest on the launch updates.
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