SpaceX Prepares for Overnight Starlink Satellite Launch from Florida Coast

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX is gearing up for another exciting launch, as it plans to send more Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast this Sunday morning.

This mission involves the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, which will carry 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launch is scheduled to take place at 3:10 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, according to the space agency.

Interestingly, this flight will mark the 28th mission for the Falcon 9’s first stage booster. This particular booster has a storied history, having previously launched missions such as CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18, SES-19, along with 23 other Starlink missions.

In an intriguing aspect of the mission, after stage separation, the first stage of the rocket is expected to make a precision landing on the droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas,” which will be positioned in the Atlantic Ocean, ready to catch the returning booster.

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