SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California – Spaceflight Now
File photo a a Falcon 9 prior to a Starlink satellite delivery mission. Image: SpaceX.
SpaceX is preparing to launch its next batch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Saturday morning mission is carrying 27 second-generation Starlinks, a new record for this type of satellite.
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is scheduled for 7:35 a.m. PST (10:35 a.m. EST, 1535 UTC). Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about 30 minutes prior to liftoff.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, tail number B1082, will launch for a 10th time. SpaceX previously used it to fly USSF-62, OneWeb 4 and seven previous batches of Starlink satellites.
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