BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is planned to launch from Florida’s Space Coast on Tuesday evening.
SpaceX said it is targeting a launch time of 8:48 p.m. — delayed from the original target time of 7:28 p.m. — from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with backup opportunities available until 10:14 p.m. if needed.
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The Falcon 9 rocket will send 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, the space agency said.
Targeting Tuesday, October 22 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → https://t.co/7KlUeMC1hW
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 22, 2024
This will be the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ispace M1, CRS-27, SES 22, Amazonas-6, Bandwagon-1, and 12 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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ClickOrlando will stream the launch live when it happens.
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