SpaceX sent another group of Starlink satellites to orbit aboard a Falcon 9 launched from Space Launch Complex 40 this morning. Liftoff was at 8:21 AM.
Around 8.5 minutes later, Falcon 9 booster B1076 touched down offshore on ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions’, which had been pre-positioned off the coast of The Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean. The drone ship will return to Port Canaveral and B1076 will be returned to SpaceX’s Hangar X for inspection and, presumably, preparation for its next flight.
At 9:27 AM EST, SpaceX announced payload deployment and a successful end to the mission:
Launch Replay
By The Numbers
- 17th SpaceX launch in the past 31 days
- 428th SpaceX launch all time
- 54th launch from SLC-40 this year
- 43rd consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch
- 986th Launch from Cape Canaveral, all time
Next Launch
SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Northrup Grumman-built Optus X telecommunications satellite aboard a Falcon 9 Sunday afternoon from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center.
- Date: NET November 17, 2024
- Organization: SpaceX
- Mission: Optus X
- Rocket: Falcon 9
- Launch Site: Launch Complex 39A
- Launch Window: 4:29 – 6:37 PM EST
- Payload: Optus X, a geostationary communications satellite.
Keep in mind that launch dates and times change often. Launch attempts can be scrubbed anytime due to weather, technical reasons, or range conditions.
Author: Charles Boyer
NASA kid from Cocoa Beach, FL, born of Project Apollo parents and family. I’m a writer and photographer sharing the story of spaceflight from the Eastern Range here in Florida.
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