SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 27th., at 10:20 p.m. ET (2:20 UTC on July 28) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) (photo below) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida.
If needed, there are additional launch opportunities the same day at 11:10 p.m. ET (3:10 UTC) and 12:01 a.m. ET July 28 (4:01 UTC).
As many as four backup opportunities are also available on Friday, July 28th., starting at 10:04 p.m. ET (2:04 UTC on July 29) until 12:26 a.m. on July 29th. (4:26 UTC).
This is the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and seven Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage is programmed to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship that will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
A live webcast of this mission will start about five minutes prior to liftoff.
