No doubleheader of launches today, Starlink 10-7 set for Sunday morning.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
SpaceX sent a batch of Starlink satellites to orbit this morning from Space Launch Complex 40 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff was at 08:50 AM EDT.
Around 8.25 minutes later, Booster B1067 completed its 21st mission successfully when it landed aboard ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions’ stationed offshore east of Charleston.
At 09:54 AM EDT, SpaceX announced deployment of the payload of Starlink satellites, successfully concluding its 79th launch this year.
No Doubleheader Today
Earlier in the morning, SpaceX announced that it was demurring from launching a second Starlink mission from Florida today as it had previously planned.
The company did not specify any reason for the schedule shift.
Launch Replay
Payload
21 Starlink satellites. Once operational, the members of this Starlink group will join SpaceX’s constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites that provide Internet connectivity to over three million customers in over 100 countries and territories globally.
Next Launch
SpaceX plans to launch the Starlink 10-7 aboard a Falcon 9 from Pad LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday morning. The launch window opens at 07:21 AM and extends to a minute before 11 AM.
Being that this is a launch from LC-39A, the best viewing spots will be in the northern Titusville parks, as well as Playalinda Beach.
- Date: NET August 11, 2024
- Organization: SpaceX
- Mission: Starlink 10-7
- Rocket: Falcon 9
- Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
- Launch Window: 07:21 AM – 10:59 AM EDT
- Payload: Starlink satellites
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville