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SpaceX plans to launch 27 Starlink satellites from California
SpaceX plans to launch 27 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The launch is scheduled for Monday at 5:28 p.m.
local time.
The satellites are part of Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet network.
The rocket is set to fly south along the California coast toward an orbit tilted 70 degrees to the Equator.
Its first-stage booster, making its 20th flight, is expected to land on a drone ship about eight and a half minutes after liftoff.
If the flight goes as planned, the satellites will be released into orbit a little more than an hour after launch.
The launch plan does not specify what will happen if the mission is delayed or does not go as planned.
SpaceX plans to launch 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The Falcon 9 launch is scheduled for 5:28 p.m. PDT on Monday.
The mission, Starlink 15-25, is set to fly from Space Launch Complex 4 East.
The first-stage booster is expected to land on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.
The satellites are planned for deployment into a 266-kilometer-high orbit a little more than an hour after launch.
- Who
- SpaceX plans to launch the satellites.
- What
- A Falcon 9 rocket is set to carry 27 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into orbit.
- When
- Monday at 5:28 p.m. PDT (8:28 p.m. EDT / 0028 UTC).
- Where
- Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
- Why
- The launch is part of a Starlink satellite delivery mission.
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The Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The first-stage booster is expected to land on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You.
The 27 Starlink satellites are planned for deployment into orbit.
- Mission
- Starlink 15-25
- Payload
- 27 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4 East, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
- Scheduled launch time
- 5:28 p.m. PDT (8:28 p.m. EDT / 0028 UTC)
- Booster
- B1088, scheduled for its 20th launch
- Target orbit
- 266 kilometers high, inclined 70 degrees to the Equator
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