SpaceX Gears Up for Late-Night Launch Off Florida Coast

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX is set for a Falcon 9 launch from the Florida Coast early Sunday morning, according to their website.

The space agency announced that launching 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is planned for 1:47 a.m. Should it be necessary, backup opportunities extend until 5:47 a.m.

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SpaceX stated this will be the 25th flight for the first stage booster involved in this mission, which has previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 20 Starlink missions.

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Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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