Launch controllers at the Florida spaceport are working in concert with teams at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and SpaceX’s control center in Hawthorne, California. Today’s launch is a cross-country effort. The current weather prediction is 10% “go” at launch time. Space Force Weather Squadron is monitoring conditions in the launch area, the main concerns for today’s launch attempt are the thick cloud layer rule, cumulus cloud rule and flight through precipitation rule. For example, SpaceX is on a path to complete certification of their Falcon 9 version 1.0 launch vehicle in time to support the launch of Jason - 3 in March. Achieved a record turnaround time between two launches of the same booster of only 38 days and brought the total of launched Starlink satellites to over 1000.
Fueling of the Falcon 9 first stage began at T-35 minutes. The rocket will carry 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch. Previous story: The launch window will be 8:36 p.m. EDT Sunday, July 9, for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and 22 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Update: SpaceX has moved the launch time to 11:58 p.m. Follow live updates as SpaceX targets 11:58 p.m. Dragon’s internal countdown is running and propellant loading is underway. SpaceX plans to launch a batch of Starlink satellites Sunday evening. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft for the company’s 26th commercial resupply services mission stand ready for liftoff at Launch Complex 39A. Good afternoon from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the crew aboard the space station, including the next pair of ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs). 21, 2022, in preparation for the 26th commercial resupply services launch to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon cargo spacecraft atop, is raised to a vertical position at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on Nov. SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 booster for a record 16th time, highlighting once again the company’s ability to reuse the first-stage booster for multiple space.
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