SpaceX plans to launch another set of Starlink Broadband satellites into orbit on Sunday (January 29), and you can watch it live.
Ah falcon 9 Rocket topped with 49 star link The spacecraft is scheduled to take off from Space Force Station Vandenberg, California at 11:47 am (1647 GMT ET, 8:47 am California time) on Sunday.
Watch live here at Space.com. space xor directly via company (opens in new tab)Coverage is expected to begin approximately five minutes before launch.
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If all goes according to plan, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth 8.5 minutes after takeoff and land on SpaceX’s Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be deployed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.
This will be the 7th launch and landing of this particular booster. SpaceX mission description (opens in new tab).
The rocket’s upper stage will continue to carry 49 Starlink spacecraft into low-Earth orbit, deploying them all one hour and 17 minutes after launch.
SpaceX has already launched About 3,800 Starlink satellites (opens in new tab)The company has permission to loft 12,000 Internet spacecraft and is seeking approval to deploy about 30,000 more.
Sunday’s takeoff will already be SpaceX’s seventh Starlink mission this year and third Starlink mission in 2023. 61 orbital launchesset last year.
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