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Falcon 9 set to launch 27 Starlink satellites from California
SpaceX is scheduled to launch 27 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket late Monday, local time.
The rocket is due to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The mission, named Starlink 15-16, will use booster B1082 on its 26th flight.
After launch, the booster is set to land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico.
About an hour into the flight, the rocket is expected to release the satellites into orbit.
The mission will add another batch to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network.
SpaceX is set to launch 27 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The Starlink 15-16 mission is scheduled to lift off at 10:46 p.m. PDT on Monday.
The rocket’s first-stage booster, B1082, is making its 26th flight.
After launch, the booster is expected to land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico.
The satellites are expected to be released about an hour into the flight.
- Who
- SpaceX is launching the mission.
- What
- A Falcon 9 is set to carry 27 Starlink satellites into orbit.
- When
- Monday at 10:46 p.m. PDT.
- Where
- Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
- Why
- To deploy another batch of Starlink satellites.
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The Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The 27 Starlink satellites are expected to be released after a short circularization burn.
Booster B1082 is set to land on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico.
- Mission
- Starlink 15-16
- Payload
- 27 Starlink satellites
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base
- Scheduled liftoff
- 10:46 p.m. PDT Monday
- Booster
- B1082, making its 26th flight