SpaceX Scheduled to Launch 52 Starlink Satellites on Saturday Evening
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. (SpaceX PR) — SpaceX is targeting Saturday, September 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 7:32 p.m. ET (23:32 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Sunday, September 25 at 7:10 p.m. ET (23:10 UTC).
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched SES-22 and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
You can watch the live launch webcast starting about 5 minutes before liftoff.
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Congratulations! Another launch, another success!
I am planning to go to Boca Chica later this week to check things out.
Watched the launch from my yard. The company numbers for this year already exceed most of the national annual totals. Still fascinated by the evening sun lighting up the high altitude exhaust.
Assuming I ever get time to go, how much sightseeing or interaction is possible at Boca?
I do not know as the last time I was there was in the Summer of 2019 when they just had the Star Hopper, one building and a couple of tents. Star Hopper was by the road for easy photographs. There were no other visitors at the beach or on the road at the time. I plan on scouting locations on South Padre Island for watching the orbital flight attempt.
SpaceX exceeds all the national totals, except for the U.S. of which SpaceX is the largest subset.
I meant US historical annual launches. One thing that jumps out at me is the low totals for Europe. A couple of centuries ago various European nations dominated much of the planet economically, militarily, and scientifically. Now there is a fire sale on crickets in many areas.