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SpaceX to Launch 46 Starlink Satellites on Sunday From California

By Doug Messier

Parabolic Arc

July 10, 2022

Filed under broadband satellites, Falcon 9, satellite broadband, satellite Internet, SpaceX, Starlink, Vandenberg Space Force Base

Falcon 9 payload shroud. (Credit: SpaceX)

SpaceX Mission Update

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, July 10 for a Falcon 9 launch of 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 6:39 p.m. PT (01:39 UTC on Monday, July 11), and a backup opportunity is available on Monday, July 11 at 6:39 p.m. PT (01:39 UTC on Tuesday, July 12).

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

You can w atch the live launch webcast starting about 5 minutes before liftoff.

Doug Messier