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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Thursday night: How to watch, stream
The Brief SpaceX is prepping for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 new Starlink satellites. The launch is set for 9:51 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, from Florida's Space Coast. Backup launch opportunities will be available until 1:51 a.m. on Friday, as well as starting again at 9:25 p.m. on Friday. PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX is preparing for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 new Starlink satellites on Thursday night from Florida. Here's how you can watch and stream the event. What we know SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket with 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40). What's next Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the "Just Read the Instructions" droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The backstory This is the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES ASTRA 1P, NG-21 and 11 Starlink missions. Timeline The four-hour launch window will open at 9:51 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. Backup opportunities for the launch will be available until 1:51 a.m. on Friday, May 2. If needed, additional backup opportunities will also be available beginning at 9:25 p.m. on Friday. What you can do A live webcast of the mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff. FOX 35 News will stream the launch in the player at the top of this story. 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 on its website.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
SpaceX keeps pace with 14th Space Coast launch of the year
SpaceX lined up and knocked out the 14th launch from Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday afternoon. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 of the company's Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:53 p.m. Eastern time. The first-stage booster flew for the 18th time and made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. SpaceX has flown all but one of the launches from either Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral this year. That includes all five Falcon 9 launches from KSC's Launch Pad 39-A and eight Falcon 9 launches from SLC-40. The other launch was the debut flight from Blue Origin's New Glenn last month from Canaveral's Launch Complex 36. The company has also launched six times from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, including a Starlink mission earlier Tuesday for a total of 19 across all of its launch pads on both coasts in just 42 days so far this year. Elon Musk's company tackled 88 of the 93 total launches from the Space Coast in 2024, and is expected to fly the lion's share of what could be as many as 156 missions in 2025. United Launch Alliance, which has yet to fly in 2025, and newcomer Blue Origin have plans to add to that total. ---------
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
SpaceX launches Maxar 3 mission, high-resolution commercial satellites
Feb. 4 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched its Maxar 3 mission, with two high-resolution commercial satellites on board, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday after Monday's launch was scrubbed. The Maxar 3 mission, which carried both WorldView Legion satellites into mid-inclination Earth orbit, lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at about 6:13 p.m. EST. "SpaceX has confirmed that it is now set to launch our fifth and sixth WorldView Legion satellites from Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 4," Maxar Technologies wrote earlier Monday in a post on X, along with photos of the satellites. Approximately 47 minutes after liftoff, the first WorldView Legion satellite was to be deployed. The second satellite was to be deployed about an hour and 50 minutes into the flight. The two WorldView Legion satellites were shipped to Florida from Maxar Space Systems' factory in Palo Alto, Calif., in early January. The satellites will complete Maxar's first block of satellites, once released into orbit. This is the fourth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster 1086, which will support Tuesday's launch. The first stage booster previously launched GOES-U and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation eight minutes after launch, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which could cause a sonic boom across Central Florida. There are currently four WorldView Legion satellites operating in mid-inclination Earth orbit and six other satellites in a sun-synchronous orbit, according to Maxar Technologies. "With satellites now in sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits, the Maxar constellation has more capacity for tasking than ever before -- an increase of 85% over the mid-latitudes of Earth!" Maxar Technologies wrote in December in a post on X. Earlier Tuesday, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The satellites, which launched at 5:15 a.m., included 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities. Direct to Cell capabilities allow Starlink satellites to "function as space-based cell towers, providing cellular service directly to standard LTE phones," according to SpaceX. Direct to Cell will enable global data service, texting and voice calls while "enhancing connectivity in remote or underserved areas." Tuesday morning's flight was the 21st for the first stage booster, which previously launched OneWeb 1, SES 18+19, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F1, CRS-24 and 17 Starlink missions.
