SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket booster for record 24th time – Spaceflight Now
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station prior to the launch of the Starlink 6-70 mission. Image: Spaceflight Now
Update 8:00 p.m. EST (0100 UTC): Adding information about the Falcon 9 booster and updating the T-0 liftoff time.
SpaceX is preparing for the first of three planned Falcon 9 rocket launches over the next two days, which include two Starlink flights and a customer mission.
Notably, the first mission in the trio, Starlink 6-70, will see the launch of a first stage booster making its 24th flight, a new launch record.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for no earlier than 5:13 a.m. EST (1013 UTC) on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
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