SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California – Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California – Spaceflight Now
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX is preparing to launch its latest batch of Starlink satellites from California during a Falcon 9 flight Friday morning.

Transfer of the Starlink 11-6 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is set for 6:07 a.m. PST (9:07 a.m. EST, 1407 UTC). If necessary, there are backup options that last until 9:29 AM PST (12:29 PM EST, 1729 UTC).

Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning approximately 30 minutes before takeoff.



SpaceX will use Falcon 9 booster 1063 on this mission, launching it for the 23rd time. It has previously supported three National Reconnaissance Office missions, NASA’s DART mission and 14 previous Starlink flights.

A little more than eight minutes after takeoff, B1063 will aim for a landing on the SpaceX drone ship, “Of course I still love you.” If successful, it will be the 118th booster landing on OCISLY and the 401st booster landing to date.