SpaceX set to launch Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites
Launch scheduled for Sunday, August 6 at 10:41 pm ET
Update: Launch time moved to 8:50 am ET
SpaceX is targeting Sunday August 6 at 1041 pm ET 0241 UTC on August 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch. The launch was originally scheduled for June 6 but was postponed due to bad weather. SpaceX has also announced a new launch time for todays Starship Flight 4 which is now targeted for 850 am ET.
The Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral carrying 23 second-generation Starlink internet satellites. The Starlink constellation is designed to provide high-speed internet access to remote areas of the world. SpaceX has already launched over 1,700 Starlink satellites into orbit and the company plans to eventually launch thousands more.
The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket will be livestreamed on SpaceXs website. You can watch the launch live here: https://www.spacex.com/webcast/
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