SpaceX has announced its Falcon 9 rocket will launch 60 Starlink satellites on early Wednesday morning, as part of its Starlink-22 mission.
“Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites is targeted for tomorrow, March 24 at 4:28 a.m. EDT from SLC-40 in Florida,” said SpaceX on Tuesday afternoon. The launch time works out to 1:28am PDT.
Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites is targeted for tomorrow, March 24 at 4:28 a.m. EDT from SLC-40 in Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK
Falcon 9 will blast off from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This launch will see the B1060 Falcon 9 booster attempt its sixth flight and landing. Its previous launch was for the Starlink-18 mission on February 3, 2021.
You can watch the Starlink launch live via the SpaceX live stream below:
The Starlink satellite internet service is currently in beta in the U.S., Canada and the UK. Click here to sign up on a first-come, first-serve basis, says the company.
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