SpaceX crews prepare to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast on Thursday morning.
SpaceX plans to launch a new batch of Starlink satellites at 7:53 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Backup launch capabilities are also available until 9:33 am
SpaceX said this will be the 18th flight for the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage booster.
SpaceX said the booster has previously launched mPOWER-C, OneWeb2, Intelsat 40e, Digital Globe 2, Turksat-6A, Eutelsat 36X, Ovzon-3, CRS-26 and nine Starlink missions.
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SpaceX plans to land the booster on its drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean about seven and a half minutes after launch.
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