SpaceX is targeting Friday/Saturday, June 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for Friday, 9:26 p.m. PST/Saturday 12:26 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 4:26 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Sunday, June 29 starting at 12:04 a.m. ET. The cost of the launch is $52 Million.
The forecast calls for a temperature of 78°F, light rain, 59% cloud cover, a wind speed of 14mph and 0.52in of rain.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
This is the 5th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-32, NROL-69, GPS III-7, and a Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX plans Friday launch of Starlink Group 10-34 smallsats
SpaceX is set for Falcon 9 to send off a batch of smallsats on Friday, June 27, for the Starlink mega-constellation. The launch of Starlink Group 10-34 smallsats from Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, will launch at 9:26 PM – 1:26 AM PDT.
The Falcon 9 1st stage will attempt to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas after its flight.
