5.05.2024

Starlink-Starliner launch doubleheader? SpaceX targeting Monday mission, hours before NASA flight

SpaceX is targeting a Monday morning mission that could create a high-profile Starlink-Starliner launch doubleheader within 11 hours or fewer from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, navigational warnings indicate.

Though SpaceX has not publicly announced this mission, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Coast Guard maritime safety bulletins show a Starlink launch window will open Monday from 11:34 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. EDT. SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rockets on its Starlink missions deploying satellites into low-Earth orbit.

Hours later, odds of favorable weather should be 95% for Monday's headline event: the 10:34 p.m. liftoff of the first crewed Boeing Starliner spacecraft for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Quelle: Florida Today

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Update: 6.05.2024

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SpaceX is targeting Monday, May 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 2:14 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 3:14 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Tuesday, May 7 starting at 11:08 a.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.

This is the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 10 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Quelle: SpaceX