SpaceX Reschedules Starlink Satellite Launch to May 28, Aims for 10th Booster Flight and Atlantic Droneship Landing
May 28, 2024SpaceX has rescheduled the launch of 23 Starlink satellites to Tuesday, May 28 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The launch is set for 7:30 a.m. ET with favorable liftoff conditions, though there are concerns about the cumulus cloud rule.
This mission marks the 10th flight for the first stage booster, which will attempt to land on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
Starlink is part of SpaceX's megaconstellation project with nearly 6,000 operational satellites already in orbit.
The launch will be livestreamed on SpaceX's Twitter page.
This mission is part of SpaceX's goal to conduct around 150 missions this year.
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