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21-02-2025
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SpaceX launches rocket on Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida Friday morning
A bright and cold Friday morning saw a SpaceX rocket lift off on the latest Starlink mission. At 10:19 a.m., the rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40. The Falcon 9 was carrying 23 Starlink internet satellites, 13 which included direct to cell capabilities, as it rumbled on a southeast trajectory. Eight and a half minutes after the liftoff, the first-stage of the rocket landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship which was waiting out on the Atlantic Ocean. It was the 21st landing of this particular first-stage. Previous missions it flew include: 11 Starlink missions, CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, and SXM-9. When is the next launch? Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral The next launch is currently set for 7:17 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26 from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch will send off Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander − a follow up mission after first mission saw a successful soft landing last year, but tipped over shortly afterward. FLORIDA TODAY will provide coverage of the mission at Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at bedwards@ or on X: @brookeofstars. This article originally appeared on Florida Today: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Starlink mission
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21-02-2025
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SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Friday morning
The Brief SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites. The launch is targeted for 10:19 a.m. Friday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Backup times for the launch will be available until 10:25 a.m. If needed, additional launch opportunities will also be available starting at 6:17 a.m. on Saturday. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Friday morning from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Timeline SpaceX is targeting liftoff for 10:19 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40). Backup times for the launch will be available until 10:25 a.m. If needed, additional launch opportunities will also be available starting at 6:17 a.m. on Saturday. The backstory This is the 21st flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, SXM-9 and 11 Starlink missions. The new Starlink satellites being launched will include 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities. What's next Following stage separation during the launch, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 35 ORLANDO: Download the FOX Local app for breaking news alerts, the latest news headlines Download the FOX 35 Storm Team Weather app for weather alerts & radar Sign up for FOX 35's daily newsletter for the latest morning headlines FOX Local:Stream FOX 35 newscasts, FOX 35 News+, Central Florida Eats on your smart TV The Source This story was written based on information shared by SpaceX.
