Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
Another 23 Starlink satellites are in orbit early this evening, after SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff was at 6:08 PM EDT.
Around 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the booster used tonight’ – B1076 — completed its thirteenth mission successfully when it touched down safely on the Automated Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) ‘Just Read The Instructions’ which was stationed downrange in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of the Bahamas.
Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT
Tonight’s flight was the 257th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6, which exploded during pre-launch testing) and the 356th launch for SpaceX.
Booster: B1076
B1076 has successfully completed its 13th mission.
‘Just Read The Instructions’ will return to Port Canaveral in a few days, where the booster will be offloaded and transported to SpaceX’s Hangar X facility at Kennedy Space Center, where it will be inspected, refurbished and possibly prepared for another next flight.
Next Launch
SpaceX plans to launch more Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s SLC-40 on Wednesday, May 1st.
- Date: NET May 1, 2024
- Organization: SpaceX
- Mission: Starlink 6-55
- Rocket: Falcon 9
- Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Launch Window: 09:43 PM – 02:14 PM EDT
- Payload: 23 communications satellites
Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.