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SpaceX Targets Pre-Dawn Falcon 9 Launch From Cape Canaveral With 29 Starlink Satellites

Forecasts call for an 85 percent chance of acceptable conditions during the launch window.

Overview

  • Liftoff is scheduled for 5:20:50 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 with a four-hour window.
  • Forecasters say probabilities drop to 30 percent if the attempt slips to Saturday due to an approaching front.
  • The mission will deploy 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit for SpaceX’s broadband network.
  • First stage booster B1069 will aim to land on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed east of The Bahamas.
  • B1069 is slated for its 30th flight, and the launch would mark SpaceX’s 25th Falcon 9 mission of 2026 and the 607th overall.