It’s launch day in Florida.
The SpaceX team is on track to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Friday evening from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with another of the company’s Starlink internet satellites.
The Starlink 6-14 mission is scheduled to launch at 11:12 p.m. EDT.
Unstable weather conditions are expected around the spaceport as the launch window opens, but are expected to improve throughout the evening.
When a SpaceX live stream hosted on X (formerly Twitter) becomes available approximately 5 minutes before liftoff, it will be available at the top of this page.
New launch time:
18.40 EST: SpaceX is now targeting 11:12 p.m. EDT to launch the Starlink 6-14 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Expect more frequent updates as we progress through tonight’s countdown.
18.05 WIB: Welcome to our space team’s live coverage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Starlink 6-14 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The launch team is currently working on liftoff at 7:56 p.m. EDT, but is continuing to monitor weather conditions around the spaceport. A quick check showed that conditions were currently “unsuitable” for launch due to lightning and rain.
Teams have two more opportunities to lift off during the approximately four-hour launch period tonight at 11:12pm and 11:30pm EST. Expect more frequent updates as the refueling procedure approaches. This should happen about 38 minutes before takeoff.
The 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket is tentatively scheduled to launch at 7:56 p.m. EST, with a launch window of approximately four hours until 11:30 p.m. EST.
Teams have two backup opportunities at 23:12 ET (03:12 UTC on September 9) and 23:30 EST if necessary. This will be the seventh flight of the Falcon 9’s first stage.
If the schedule fits, now is the time Space Coast’s 47th launch of the year.
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What is the weather forecast for the Falcon 9 launch:
Because of the potential for thunderstorms and lightning expected Friday evening, meteorologists from the Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predicted conditions would be 60 percent “stable” when the launch window opened. However, weather conditions for the overnight launch are expected to improve to 85% by the end of the period.
Recovery conditions for landing the first stage booster at sea with an unmanned vessel are listed as “low risk”.
According to Space Force forecasters, “Conditions similar to reserve day (Saturday) are expected, with the possibility of diurnal thunderstorms in the afternoon and better conditions in the evening.”
Here’s everything you need to know:
It will host the Cape Canaveral Space Station Launch Complex 40. The payload is the company’s next set of Internet broadcasting Starlink satellites. The 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket will follow a southeastern trajectory between Florida and the Bahamas.
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If launched on time, it will mark the 47th Space Coast launch this year. There was no spike in local votes with this assignment. The 130-foot-long first stage booster will target the landing drone ship about eight minutes after liftoff.
When will the next launch be from the Florida Space Coast?
The next launch from the Cape is scheduled for Saturday morning.
The United Launch Alliance team is targeting 8:51 a.m. EDT to launch a 196-foot Atlas V rocket, equipped with five side-mounted solid rocket boosters, from Launch Complex 41.
The NROL-107 mission was a joint effort between the Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office.
It will send classified payloads that are part of the Space Force’s Silent Barker satellite constellation network directly into geosynchronous orbit about 24,000 miles above Earth to provide space situational awareness, orbital surveillance and tracking.
Follow the FLORIDA TODAY space team’s live coverage of the mission starting 90 minutes before liftoff.
Additionally, more SpaceX Starlink missions are expected to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station next week, but the company has not announced when the next mission will launch.
For the latest schedule updates, visit floridatoday.com/launchschedule.
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