SpaceX is launching Falcon 9 tonight, delivering yet another satellite payload into space, which includes 57 Starlink satellites.
SpaceX is targeting Friday, August 7 at 1:12 a.m. EDT, 5:12 UTC, for launch of its tenth Starlink mission, which will include 57 Starlink satellites and 2 satellites from BlackSky, a Spaceflight customer. Falcon 9 will lift off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A backup opportunity is available on Saturday, August 8 at 12:50 a.m. EDT, 4:50 UTC.
Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission to the International Space Station, launch of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, and the fourth and seventh Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Check out the live video above as the launch is happening any minute now!
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service is officially going live in South Korea on December 4, marking yet another major expansion for the company’s rapidly growing global network. Starlink Korea confirmed the launch this week and has already begun accepting pre-orders for its Residential plan, priced at 87,000 won (roughly $59 USD) per month. According to […]
SpaceX has officially begun construction on a new Starship launch pad at Cape Canaveral, marking a major step forward in expanding the company’s Florida-based launch infrastructure. The update comes directly from SpaceX, which announced that it has received approval to develop Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) for Starship operations at the Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
SpaceX has quietly opened one of its first physical Starlink retail stores, and the debut location has landed in Gretna, Nebraska. The store sits inside Nebraska Crossing, an outlet mall at 21209 Nebraska Crossing Drive, just outside Omaha. Photos and walkthrough experience shared by Parker (@TeslaEnthusist), a passionate Tesla watcher who visited the shop this […]
