SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, April 19 at 8:27 a.m. ET (12:27 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 second-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there are additional launch opportunities the same day at 9:18 a.m. ET (13:18 UTC), 10:08 a.m. ET (14:08 UTC), 10:59 a.m. ET (14:59 UTC), and 11:49 a.m. ET (15:49 UTC). Backup opportunities are also available Thursday, April 20 at 8:02 a.m. ET (12:02 UTC), 8:52 a.m. ET (12:52 UTC), 9:43 a.m. ET (13:43 UTC), 10:33 a.m. ET (14:33 UTC), and 11:24 a.m. ET (15:24 UTC).
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched SES-22, ispace's HAKUTO-R Mission 1, Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, CRS-27, and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
