Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up for a Falcon 9 launch of 52 Starlink internet satellites to low-Earth orbit (LEO) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, August 9.
The instantaneous launch is at 6:57 p.m. ET (22:57 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:36 p.m. ET (22:36 UTC), the company said. A live webcast of this launch will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched one Starlink mission and SES-22. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
For the unversed, Starlink is a constellation of internet satellites that provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across the world.
Targeting Tuesday, August 9 at 6:57 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of 52 Starlink satellites to orbit from LC-39A in Florida → https://t.co/X0rgy0YCwu
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 8, 2022
Falcon 9 has successfully deployed 52 Starlink satellites into orbit, SpaceX confirmed on Tuesday. This was the third flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster supporting this mission.
The mission lifted off on Tuesday, August 9 at 10:14 p.m. ET.
Deployment of 52 Starlink satellites confirmed
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 10, 2022
Most grocery stores stay closed on Christmas Day 2025, but a few Albertsons locations may…
The first Social Security payment of 2026 arrives in early January with new dates, a…
Many fast food chains like McDonald's and others will remain open on Christmas Eve 2025…
Social Security beneficiaries will wait longer for January payments in 2026 as the month starts…
The US will pay undocumented migrants $3,000 to leave voluntarily by December 31, 2025, offering…
USAA military members may receive their 2026 paychecks earlier than official dates. Here is a…