KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The weather is looking pretty good for Wednesday evening’s SpaceX launch of its Starlink mission. 

What You Need To Know

  • The nearly four-hour launch window opens at 5:26 p.m. ET

  • The launch takes place at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A

The nearly four-hour launch window opens at 5:26 p.m. ET and closes at 9:24 p.m. ET. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket is set to take off with the Starlink 6-51 mission from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, stated SpaceX.

The 45th Weather Squadron is giving a 90% chance of good liftoff conditions, with the only concerns being the thick cloud layers rule.

If the launch is pushed back, the next attempt is Thursday, starting at 5:05 p.m. ET.

An even dozen?

If all goes well, this will be the 12th flight for the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster B1077. So far, it has 11 successful launches to its name.

  1. Crew-5
  2. GPS III Space Vehicle 06
  3. Inmarsat I-6 F2
  4. CRS-28
  5. Intelsat G-37
  6. NG-20
  7. Starlink mission 5-10
  8. Starlink mission 6-13
  9. Starlink mission 6-25
  10. Starlink mission 6-33
  11. Starlink mission 6-43

After the stage separation, the first-stage rocket is expected to land on the droneship Just Read the Instructions that will be in the Atlantic Ocean.

About the mission

The 23 satellites from the Starlink company, which is owned by SpaceX, will be heading to low-Earth orbit. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics’ Dr. Jonathan McDowell has been documenting the Starlink satellites, which provide internet service.

Before this launch, McDowell recorded the following:

  • 5,809 are in orbit
  • 5,201 are in operational orbit

In a previous article, McDowell explained that satellites listed as “operational” mean they are working and in the right orbit. Meanwhile, there are many that are working but not in the correct orbit.

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