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coverage can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Thursday, May 2 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Liftoff is targeted for 9:49 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 1:17 a.m. ET on Friday, May 3.
If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Friday, May 3 starting at 9:03 p.m. ET.
This is the 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, SES 03b mPOWER, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, and nine Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.