CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX announced it is gearing up to launch yet another batch of Starlink satellites from Florida’s Space Coast next week.
In a release, company officials stated that the Falcon 9 launch will carry 23 Starlink satellites into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
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The launch is targeting 6 p.m. for liftoff, though backup opportunities will run through 10 p.m. And if needed, the company explained that additional opportunities will be available on Wednesday, Feb. 19 starting at 6 p.m.
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According to SpaceX, this is set to be the 16th flights for the first-stage booster used in the mission, which was previously used to launch Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, Astra 1P, NG-21, and nine other Starlink missions.
In addition, the company warned that people in The Bahamas could hear at least one sonic boom when the first-stage booster lands after the launch.
“But what may be experienced will depend on weather and other conditions,” the release reads.
News 6 will stream the launch live at the top of this story when it happens.
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